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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.

Hard News

Iran’s Parliament Passes Bill to Boost Defence Budget

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Iranian lawmakers approved a bill that obliges the administration to allocate 5% of the annual state public budget to the country’s defence sector, starting from the current Iranian calendar year (commenced Mar 20).
Crisis

Italy Ready to Upgrade Iranian Anti-Drug Police Equipment: Official

Emad Askarieh -
Iran’s Anti-Narcotics Police Chief Brigadier General Ali Moayyedi said Italy has voiced its readiness to boost police cooperation with the Islamic Republic in various areas and provide Iran with surveillance equipment used in fighting against drugs.
Incidents

3 Iranian Police Killed in Clashes with Armed Drug Dealers

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In an attack carried out by armed drug smugglers on a checkpoint in Iran’s southeastern border city of Khash in Sistan and Balouchestan Province, three law enforcement officers were killed, the provincial police chief announced on Wednesday.
Foreign Policy

Iran defense minister heads to Moscow

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Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Dehqan has traveled to Moscow to attend the 2016 Moscow Conference on International Security and discuss further military cooperation with Russia.
Hard News

IRGC: Bahrain’s Call for War against Iran More like a Joke

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An official from the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said that contemplating a war against Iran was “out of Bahrain’s league”, and suggested that...
Hard News

Commander: Iranian Navy to Stage Massive Wargames in Int’l Waters

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Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari announced that his forces will stage massive wargames in international waters this year, adding that other specialized drills using missiles and submarines are also on the agenda.
IFP Exclusive

IRGC Navy Commander: US Incapable of Waging War on Iran

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Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi referred to the presence of tens of US navy ships in the Persian Gulf, and stressed that they lack the capability to threaten Iran.
Asia

Iran’s Larijani Hails Afghanistan’s Progress in Anti-Terror Fight

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Iran’s Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said the Afghan government has made some progress in its fight against terrorism, calling for regional countries’ assistance in the anti-terrorism campaign.
Law

Minister: Iran paying price for world peace, security in fighting narcotics

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Interior Minister Mohammad Rahmani Fazli said Iran is paying the price for international peace and security in its fighting againat illegal drugs.
Incidents

Navy Foils Pirate Attack on Iranian Ship

Golrokh Askarieh -
The Iranian Navy’s 40th flotilla of warships, deployed to the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea for an overseas mission, repulsed a pirate attack on an Iranian vessel, Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari announced.
Asia

Iran, Pakistan to Conduct Joint Naval Drills

Fatemeh Askarieh -
Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said Iranian and Pakistani navy vessels are to carry out joint military exercises on April 18.
Government

Iran’s Diplomacy, Armed Forces Following Same Goal: Rouhani

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in a military parade on Sunday highlighted the necessity for paying equal attention to both diplomacy and Armed Forces in national doctrine, saying that the country needs both of them at the same time.
IFP Exclusive

Why Iran Needs Ballistic Missiles: A Missile for a Missile

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During the eight-year war imposed on Iran by the currently-overthrown Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, cities and residential areas, hospitals and schools across Iran, including...
Security

Iran’s defense minister to visit Russia for military cooperation

Golrokh Askarieh -
Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Dehqan plans to visit Russia to discuss further military cooperation between the two countries and attend a security conference, the Iranian Embassy in Moscow says.
Hard News

Iran advisors helped kill 200 terrorists in Syria: Commander

Emad Askarieh -
Commander of the Iranian Army's Ground Forces Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan says four military advisers recently "martyred" in Syria had helped kill as many as 200 terrorists.
Iran in Pictures

Iran: IRGC Ground Force Starts Massive Drills

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The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Ground Force started massive wargames in the Southeastern parts of Iran on Tuesday morning.     
Judiciary

Iranian, Kazakh Judiciary officials sign MoU on judicial cooperation

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Prosecutor General Mohammad Jaafar Montazeri in a meeting with his Kazakh Prosecutor General Askhat Daulbayev on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Judicial cooperation.
Hard News

IRGC starts major drills, debuts drone

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Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has embarked on large-scale security drills in the country’s southeast featuring debut performance by a high-potential indigenous drone.
Crisis

Ground Force Commander: 2 ISIL Terrorists Killed in Iran

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Iran's Ground Force Commander Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan announced that the country's border guards killed two ISIL terrorists who planned to conduct suicide attacks in late February.
Hard News

First part of S-300 missile system delivered to Iran

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Foreign Ministry Spokesman Jaberi Ansari who is speaking in his weekly press conference announced the delivery of fist shipment of S-300 missile system to Iran.
Crisis

Iran’s Rouhani urges firm, collective anti-terror bids

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has renewed a call for taking collective measures to tackle terrorist groups, saying lack of a serious fight against terrorism will lead to its spillover into other regions including Europe.
Hard News

Military might, spirituality go hand in hand: Leader

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Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the Iranian Armed Forces are required to enhance their “military might” along with “spiritual and religious motivations."
Security

Several War Games Planned for New Iranian Year: Official

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A top Iranian military official unveiled plans for staging a number of military drills by the Armed Forces in the current Iranian year (March 2016 – March 2017).
Foreign Policy

Iran missile program not open to negotiations, compromise: FM

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the Islamic Republic’s missile capability is not open to any form of negotiations or compromise.
Americas

No New Arrangement for Missile Negotiation with Iran, US Says

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US State Department Spokesman Mark Toner said Washington has no new arrangement for negotiation with Iran over its ballistic missiles.
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