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Latest Security News in Iran – Defence and military news, including stories from neighbouring states and the troubled region which might be important for Iran. This section contains news on the Armed Forces, the IRGC, intelligence services, and border guards.

Foreign Policy

IRGC General Downplays Trump’s Warning on Iran’s Missile Test

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Secretary of Iran’s Expediency Council Mohsen Rezaei denounced recent comments by new US President Donald Trump about the Islamic Republic’s test-firing of a ballistic missile, saying those more powerful than Trump had warned Iran but failed “to do anything”.
Media Wire

Defence Minister: Iran’s Missile Test Was Successful

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A missile test that Iran conducted recently has been successful, Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan said Thursday.
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Basij Ready to Help Rouhani’s Government If It Asks for: Chief

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Head of Iran’s Basij [volunteer forces] Organisation says his forces are prepared to help President Hassan Rouhani’s government in different fields if it asks for it.
Media Wire

Lawmakers Back Iran’s Missile Program

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Iranian lawmakers have thrown their weight behind the country’s missile program, underlining the need for boosting deterrence power to guarantee national security.
Media Wire

Iran’s DM Confirms New Missile Test, Denies Breach of Nuclear Deal

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Iran’s Defence Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan confirmed on Wednesday that the country has carried out a missile test recently, stressing that the Islamic Republic will not allow others to interfere in its defence affairs.
Foreign Policy

Missile Test Is Iran’s Absolute Defensive Right

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Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman referred to missile tests as one of #Iran's “inalienable and absolute” rights in order to defend its security and national interests, and stressed that no country or international body can have any say in this regard.
IFP Exclusive

Tehran’s High-Risk Areas Menacing Citizens’ Lives: Defence Official

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A top Iranian military commander warned that there is currently a large number of high-risk areas in or, in the proximity of, Tehran that threaten the lives of many citizens.
IFP Exclusive

IRGC Is a Popular, Knowledge-Based, and Revolutionary Institution: Commander

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Commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the institution is a popular, knowledge-based, and revolutionary one commissioned to make contributions in all military, security, economic, political and cultural areas as well as national reconstruction.
Media Wire

IRGC Capable of Developing Ballistic Missiles that Hit Moving Targets

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Lieutenant Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Brigadier General Hossein Salami highlighted Iran’s latest missile achievements, saying the Islamic Republic is among few countries that has the knowhow to produce missiles capable of hitting moving targets.
Media Wire

Iranian Navy to Hold Major Drill in Indean Ocean: Commander

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Iranian naval forces plan to stage a large-scale drill to boost and put on display the country’s military prowess.
IFP Exclusive

Efforts Underway to Find 11 Bank Safes in Collapsed Plasco Building

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Amid ongoing efforts to recover the bodies of at least 25 people entrapped under the rubble of Tehran’s collapsed Plasco Building, firefighters and rescue workers are also trying to find a number of bank safes belonging to a branch of Bank Tejarat located inside the old high-rise shopping centre.
IFP Exclusive

A Fake Police Officer and a Thief Arrested in Plasco Building Collapse Site

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Amid firefighters and rescue workers’ ongoing attempts to find the bodies of those entrapped under the rubble of collapsed Plasco Building in central Tehran, the Police arrested a number of crooks who were trying to abuse the chaotic situation.
IFP Exclusive

Drone Targeted by Tehran Anti-Aircraft Belongs to Advertising Agency

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The drone which was shooed away by anti-aircraft forces in Tehran on Monday belonged to an advertising company.
Media Wire

Iran’s Air Defence Foiled US F-18 Attemp to Free Sailors Last Year

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The Lieutenant Commander of Iran’s Khatam al-Anbia Air Defense Base, referring to the January 2016 arrest of US sailors by Iran in the Persian Gulf, said the air defense base’s warning alerts forced the enemy fighter jets attempting to save the sailors to back off.
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Iran’s Anti-Aircraft Fire Shots at Small Drone in Central Tehran (+Video)

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Iran’s anti-aircraft forces have reportedly shooed away a small non-military drone which had trespassed on the no-fly zone in central Tehran.
Media Wire

Nuclear Deal Has Nothing to Do with Iran’s Defence Issues: IRGC Commander

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The deputy chief of staff of the Iranian Armed Forces said the July 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and six world powers, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and the country’s defense issues are totally unrelated.
Media Wire

Iran Arrests MKO Terrorist Group’s Ringleader in Isfahan

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Iranian security forces have arrested a ringleader of the terrorist Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) in the central city of Isfahan, finding video recordings the individual wanted to send to anti-Iran satellite TV channels, local media said.
Foreign Policy

New US Congress Using Old Ways in New Year: Sanctions and Military Threat

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An Iranian Parliament member says the US, particularly its new Congress, is trying to use Iran’s missile program as a new pretext for adopting further anti-Iran policies in the future.
Foreign Policy

Leader Warns of Enemy Plots to Destroy Iran’s National Authority

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Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei referred to the increased attacks against the Iranian Judiciary, and warned that the enemy is seeking to destroy Iran’s “national power.”
IFP Exclusive

Iranian Parliament Approves Plan on Protection of Nuclear Facilities

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An additional clause to Iran’s Sixth Development Plan ratified by the Iranian Parliament urges the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) to arrange a national plan to protect nuclear facilities.
Local

Iran’s Leader Calls for Efforts to Ensure High Turnout in Upcoming Presidential Votes

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Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei has stressed the need for plans to ensure security of the upcoming presidential election in Iran by upholding the rule of law and attract the maximum number of voters, the interior minister said.
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Iran Detains 21 Foreign Fishermen for Fishing Rare Species in Persian Gulf (+Video)

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Iranian forces have arrested 21 crew members of three fishing boats belonging to Arab states of Persian Gulf after reportedly trespassing on Iran’s territorial waters and trying to fish rare species near Kish Island.
Media Wire

Iran Warns US Aircraft to Stay Away from Drill Zone

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The Iranian Air Defence has warned several fighter jets and drones belonging to the US Navy not to approach the airspace of a military exercise underway in Iran’s southern areas, spokesman for the war game said.
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Except for Nuclear Weapon, Iran May Develop Other Types of Power: Leader

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Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei highlighted the need for enhancement of Iran’s defensive power and the development of various types of non-nuclear powers in the face of enmity by different parties against the country.
IFP Exclusive

Massive Air Defence Drill Underway South of Iran

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The Iranian Air Defence units from the Army and the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) have started a large-scale exercise in the country’s southern regions on Monday morning, involving more than 17,000 military forces.
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