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.
Spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry Nasser Kanaani has stated that Tehran is closely monitoring the situation in the Caucasus and stays in contact with Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan to ensure peace and security.
Iran's Minister of Intelligence, Seyyed Ismail Khatib, has revealed the recent discovery and successful neutralization of 400 explosive devices in the country.
An Iranian military official says a deadline Iran has set for Iraq to disarm terror groups in the Kurdistan region in northern Iraq will end on September 19.
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shiaa Al-Sudani has affirmed Baghdad's unwavering dedication to fully executing the country’s security agreement with Tehran.
Iranian intelligence agents have identified and apprehended members of a 6-strong terrorist team, who had abducted, tortured and brutally killed a man and his pregnant wife.
Chairman of the Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Bagheri has expressed his gratitude to the head of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Unit (PMU), known as Hashd al-Sha’abi, and the Chief of the Joint Staff of the Iraqi Armed Forces for providing security for the Arbaeen march.
The spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry has rejected the joint statement of the Arab-Japanese political dialogue meeting over the three Iranian Islands of Abu Musa, the Greater and Lesser Tunb.
The intelligence agency of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps and the Iranian Intelligence Ministry say they have dealt a heavy blow to a network involved in orchestration of rioting in the country.
Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Mohammad-Reza Ashtiani says all Western weapons sanctions on Iran will be lifted within weeks and the Islamic Republic is ready to expand its defense and strategic ties with all independent countries, especially with Muslim and regional nations.
Ali Akbar Ahmadian, Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), told Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan that the collaboration between Tehran and Ankara has historically created security and stability in West Asia.
A report from Albania says some members of the anti-Iran MKO terrorist group are fleeing the organization’s camp in the European country to other countries including the US, Canada and Germany.
Images have been posted on the cyberspace suggesting the Russian-made Yak-30 combat-training aircraft has been imported into the country and joined the Air Force.
The chief commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) visited the Shalamcheh border with Iraq on Friday to check the transit of Arbaeen pilgrims to the Iraqi holy shrine city of Karbala.
A former Iranian diplomat has warned government officials of the consequences of ignoring economic development at home while pushing for the defense and military agenda.
Al-Araby Al-Jadeed says that Iran has issued a warning to Iraq, stating that it will defend its national security if Iraq fails to comply with an agreement regarding armed groups based un northern Iraq.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kanaani stated on Monday Tehran has reached a deal with Baghdad on disarming and relocating terrorist groups in northern Iraq by the next month.
Iran has unveiled an advanced homemade drone that can fly for up to 24 hours non-stop at an altitude of 7,000 meters and has an operational radius of 2,000 kilometers.
Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Army's Ground Forces General Oleg Salyukov told his Iranian counterpart Brigadier General Kioumars Heidari that Moscow regards Tehran as one of the key countries in West Asia and a strategic partner.
Renowned Iranian Sunni cleric Mawlawi Fat’hi Mohammad Naghshbandi has been arrested for ‘inciting tensions and endangering national security’ in the southeastern Iranian province of Sistan and Baluchestan.
Iran’s Islamic Republic Guards Corps’s speedboats have recently stopped an American helicopter carrier in the Strait of Hormuz, in the Persian Gulf, that was about to violate Iran’s territorial waters, images recently released by the IRGC Navy show.
