Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Security

Iranian border guard soldier killed in southeast by unknown assailants

A soldier with the Border Guard Unit in Iran’s southeastern city of Zabol was killed by armed assailants on Sunday night, the Information Center of Sistan and Baluchistan’s Border Guard Headquarters announced.

Iran says ready to help Syria enhance its defense power against US, Israel

Iran's Defense Minister Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani has stated that Tehran is prepared to utilize its full capabilities to assist Damascus in boosting its defense and deterrent power against Washington and the Zionist regime.

Iraq’s interior minister: Baghdad takes control border bases of anti-Iran groups

Iraqi Interior Minister Abdul Amir al-Shammari says his country has taken control of the border bases of anti-Iran terror groups in Iraq’s Kurdistan region.

Iran, China, Russia conclude joint naval maneuvers in Gulf of Oman

Iranian, Chinese, and Russian navies and aviation forces wrapped up the active phase of their joint drills dubbed Maritime Security Belt 2024 in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday.

IRGC deploys new warships in joint drills with Russia, China

Three indigenous warships, recently added to the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) naval fleet, have taken part in a combined naval exercise at the northern tip of the Indian Ocean, and conducted major maritime maneuvers.

Defense minister: Iran self-sufficient in making drone engines, five-fold increase in defense products exports

Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani says that the country no longer needs foreign assistance in manufacturing drone engines, adding the country’s export of defense products has increased up to five times.

Iran set to launch joint naval drills with Russia, China

Iran, Russia and China are to kick start joint maritime maneuvers on Tuesday night in the Indian Ocean near the Sea of Oman along with observers from friendly and allied countries, the spokesman for the drills said.

Iranian police officer killed in clash with drug smugglers

An Iranian police officer was fatally shot in an armed clash with drug smugglers in the early hours of Tuesday in the southeastern Iranian province of Sistan and Baluchestan.

Judiciary: Dozens arrested for acts against security on Iran election day

Iran's Judiciary says dozens of people were arrested last Friday during the parliamentary and Assembly of Experts elections for acts against security.

Iranian court fines Tondar terrorist group nearly $2.5bn over 2008 bombing

A legal court has fined an anti-Iran terrorist group supported by the US to pay 2.478 billion dollars in damages in a 2008 bombing case in southern Iran that left over 200 people dead and injured.

Iran stresses reserves right to respond to any Israeli threat or action

Iran reserves the right to respond to any threat or move by the Israeli regime against its national security, the country’s permanent envoy to the United Nations has reiterated in a letter to the world body.

President Raisi stresses regional security, sovereignty in talks with Armenian defense chief

In a meeting with Armenia's Defense Minister, Soren Papikian, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi highlighted Tehran's commitment to fostering peace, stability, and security in the Caucasus.

IRGC Quds Force commander: Resistance front can still surprise Zionists

The commander of the Quds Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), Brigadier General Esmail Qa'ani, has suggested that the regional resistance front can still face the Israeli regime with more surprises by fielding more of its capabilities.

Iran seizes US oil cargo worth $50mln in Persian Gulf

Iran has confiscated a cargo of the US oil over a lawsuit filed by patients with a rare skin disease, whose lives are at risk due to Washington's sanctions.

Iran’s Navy takes delivery of new military equipment

The Iranian Navy took delivery of dozens of new watercraft and weapons on Wednesday.

FBI claims Iranian spy on mission to kill US officials over Gen. Soleimani assassination

The FBI has alleged that an Iranian intelligence agent is recruiting operatives in the United States to help kill current and former government officials who were involved in the January 2020 assassination of Tehran’s top general Qassem Soleimani.

200 cyber attacks thwarted ahead of key elections: Iranian official

Head of Iran's Passive Defense Organization Brigadier General Gholamreza Jalali stated Tehran has foiled 200 cyber attacks against the country in the one month leading to the Parliamentary and Assembly of Experts elections which were held on Friday.

President Raisi: Iran security not reliant on foreign powers

President Ebrahim Raisi says Iran is not dependent on any foreign country or power for its security.

Iran defense minister in Doha to visit Dimex

Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Gharaei Ashtiani, the Iranian Defense Minister, has touched down in Doha to hold crucial meetings with Qatari defense and military officials.

Iran executes “Mossad agent” for plotting attack on defense ministry workshop

Iran's state television has reported the execution of an individual involved in a plot to blow up a workshop complex of the Ministry of Defense in Isfahan.

Iranian military advisor assassinated by Israel in Syria

An Iranian military advisor with the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) was killed in an Israeli strike in northern Syria.

A terrorist killed while planting roadside bomb in southeast Iran

A terrorist has been killed in a botched terror operation in southeastern Iran.

Ukraine Defence Intelligence rejects reports of Iran ballistic missiles transfer to Russia

Kyrylo Budanov, the head of Ukraine's Defence Intelligence, has dismissed reports claiming that Tehran has supplied Moscow with ballistic missiles for use in the Ukraine war.

Pakistani terrorist arrested in southern Iran

Iranian law enforcement forces have apprehended a Pakistani terrorist in the city of Bandar Abbas in southern Iranian Hormozgan province, police announced.

Iran’s destroyer participates in India’s naval exercise

Iran’s Navy has dispatched its domestically designed and manufactured Dena destroyer to India to participate in the Milan 2024 multinational naval drills. The exercises hosted by New Delhi will feature over 50 countries, including the US, UK, France, Germany, Japan, Australia, South Korea, Vietnam, and Indonesia, as well as Iran, Russia, Yemen, Qatar, and Iraq.

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