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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.

IFP Exclusive

The First Cyber Shots of a New Cyber War?

IFP Editorial Staff -
After a cyber-attack on an Iranian official website, allegedly launched by a Saudi hacking team, Iranian cyber activists hacked a couple of Saudi websites...
Hard News

General Rejects Slowdown in Iran’s Missile Tests

Emad Askarieh -
A senior Iranian military official reiterated on Saturday that a comprehensive nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers places no restriction on the country’s missile tests.
Science and Technology

Iran to Hold Cyber War Games in Coming Months: Official

Emad Askarieh -
Head of Iran’s Civil Defence Organization Brigadier General Gholam Reza Jalali said that the country plans to stage specialized war games in the coming months to increase its cyber defence capabilities.
Crisis

No Need for Iranian Military Presence in Iraq: General Soleimani

Emad Askarieh -
The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force said that Iran will take action against terrorist groups in Iraq only if the country’s Marja (religious leadership) deems it necessary.
Asia

Pakistan Wants More Border Crossings with Iran

Golrokh Askarieh -
Pakistan commerce minister says establishment of more border crossings between Iran and Pakistan would help in boosting bilateral trade.
Asia

Afghan Taliban Appoint New Leader after Mansour’s Death

Golrokh Askarieh -
The Afghan Taliban confirmed on Wednesday May 25 that their former leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour was killed in a US drone strike last week, and that they have appointed a successor.
Asia

Indian Naval Fleet Docks at Iranian Port

Golrokh Askarieh -
Two Indian frigates berthed at Iran’s southern port city of Bandar Abbas to pay an official visit to the strategic city in line with efforts to boost security cooperation between Tehran and New Delhi.
Crisis

IRGC Commander Criticizes Islamic Organizations for Silence over Regional Crises

IFP Editorial Staff -
Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari, Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), said that “so-called Islamic organization have turned to US and Israel’s...
Int'l Relations

Tehran Hosting Regional Chemical Weapons Convention Meeting

Golrokh Askarieh -
The 14th Regional Meeting of the National Authorities of State Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) in Asia opened in Tehran on Monday May 23.
Crisis

Rezaei Urges Action over Saudi Behaviour

Golrokh Askarieh -
Secretary of Iran’s Expediency Council Mohsen Rezaei decried the Riyadh regime for attempts to unsettle the region and its hostile moves against Tehran, calling on the Foreign Ministry to publicize evidence of Saudi role in terrorist plots in Iran.
Int'l Relations

Leader Says Iranian Defiance behind US Enmity

Golrokh Askarieh -
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the US hostility against the Islamic Republic stems from Iran’s defiance of Washington’s arrogant policies.
Middle East

DM: Kidnapped Iranian Diplomats Alive in Israeli Prisons

Golrokh Askarieh -
Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan announced on Monday May 23 that Iran is in possession of corroborative evidence proving that its four diplomats who were abducted in Lebanon in 1982 are still alive and held in Israeli prisons.
Books

Iraqi War Veteran: Saddam Ordered Us to Kill All Iranians in Khorramshahr

IFP Editorial Staff -
Iraqi Colonel Khalid Salman Mahmoud Kazemi, a ranking officer in the Iraqi-imposed war in the 1980s, has published his memoirs of the bloody war, including the operation to seize Iran’s strategic port city of Khorramshahr.
IFP Exclusive

Anniversary of Khorramshahr Liberation in Pictures

IFP Editorial Staff -
On May 23 this year, Iranian people mark the anniversary of the liberation of the strategic port city of Khorramshahr in south-western Iran, which...
Crisis

ISIS Would Have Taken All of Syria If Iran Hadn’t Helped Damascus: General Soleimani

IFP Editorial Staff -
The Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force, Major General Qassem Soleimani, commented on Tehran’s assistance to the Syrian government in the ongoing war, stressing that Damascus would have fallen if it was not for Iran’s help.
Hard News

Iran Unveils Ultra-Heavy Tank Carrier, Optimized Tank

Golrokh Askarieh -
On Monday May 23, Iran unveiled an ultra-heavy tank transporter named 'Pouria' and the 'Felaq' optimized tank.
Foreign Policy

Spokesman Denies Reports on Taliban Leader’s Iran Visit

IFP Editorial Staff -
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari categorically rejected media reports that claimed Mullah Akhtar Mansour, the slain Taliban leader, had visited Iran before being killed by a US drone strike.
Incidents

Iran Marks 34th Anniversary of Liberation of Khorramshahr

Emad Askarieh -
On 23 May, Iran marks the 34th anniversary of the liberation of the strategic port city of Khorramshahr from Iraqi forces under the former dictator Saddam Hussein.
Hard News

Iran’s Army Fires Naze’at-10 Missiles in War Game

Emad Askarieh -
The Iranian Army Ground Force launched two Naze’at-10 missiles as part of an ongoing military drill in central Iran on Sunday.
Hard News

Iranian Police Seize Huge Haul of Drugs in Southeastern Province

IFP Media Wire -
Iranian anti-narcotics police have managed to seize 910 kilograms of opium in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, the provincial police chief said on Saturday.
Local

Iran Dismantles More than 20 Terrorist Groups in One Year

Emad Askarieh -
Iran dismantled more than 20 terrorist groups that had planned to detonate bombs and cause insecurity across the country during the last Iranian calendar year (ended on March 19), Iran’s intelligence minister says.
Hard News

Any Threat against Iran to Draw Army’s Prompt, Crushing Action: Commander

Emad Askarieh -
Commander of Iran’s Army Ground Force gave an assurance that his forces will nip any threat against the country’s borders in the bud.
Crisis

IRGC Spokesman: Growing Number of Iranian Volunteers Ready to Fight Terrorists in Syria

Golrokh Askarieh -
Head of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Public Relations Department General Ramezan Sharif announced on Wednesday May 18 that a growing number of Iranians have volunteered to be dispatched to Syria for the war against terrorism.
Hard News

Ex-IRGC Official: Iran’s Military Power in Some Areas Comparable to US and Russia

Golrokh Askarieh -
An Iranian general, formerly at the helm of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), said the country’s excellence is not confined to the missile industry alone, but Tehran’s military progress in certain fields is comparable to the US or Russia.
Crisis

Iranian Minister Meets Massoud Barzani, Reiterates Tehran’s Support for Erbil

Golrokh Askarieh -
Iranian Intelligence Minister, Mahmoud Alavi, met Kurdistan Region President, Massoud Barzani, in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdish region, on Sunday May 15. He reiterated Tehran’s support for the autonomous region in the north of Iraq.
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