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.
About 200 terrorists had infiltrated into Iran to carry out attacks during Arbaeen ceremonies that mark the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of the third Shia Imam, but Iranian security and intelligence forces defused the scheme, intelligence minister says.
A senior Iranian military commander says an attack by Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) on the positions of terrorists in northern Iraq was a step toward full disarmament of these groups.
A senior commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the IRGC will make every effort to enhance its missile and drone capabilities.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said terrorism would have plagued entire Europe if the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps had not taken action against Daesh militants, highlighting IRGC’ significant role in ensuring domestic and transnational security.
Iran's Intelligence Ministry says it has arrested a Daesh-linked suspect that played the “most pivotal” supporting role in the recent deadly terrorist attack on the Shah Cheragh shrine in the southern city of Shiraz.
Iran’s army radar systems have recently detected and monitored several American F-35 fighters over the Persian Gulf, a top Iranian army commander said on Friday.
Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal Bin Farhan says his country seeks to implement a security agreement with Iran as well as other deals between the two sides.
The commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the IRGC will avenge the death of its martyrs and will definitely expel the United States from the region.
A top Iranian judiciary official says 20 suspects have been apprehended in connection with the recent terrorist attack on a holy shrine in the city of Shiraz in Iran’s southern province of Fars.
An Iranian news outlet affiliated with the country’s Supreme National Security Council has rejected a claim by the British newspaper Financial Times on the alleged use By Russia of Iranian drones in the Ukraine war.
Deputy Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh has placed the blame on the United States and the Western hegemony for the outbreak of war between Russia and Ukraine.
Tajikistan has pledged to cooperate with Iran following the recent terrorist attack at the Shah Cheragh shrine in Shiraz which was carried out by a Tajik national.
Ten suspects linked to an armed terrorist attack on Sunday at the Shah Cheragh shrine in the southern Iranian city of Shiraz have been arrested so far, a top judiciary official announced.
Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf has condemned the Sunday night terrorist attack on a holy shrine in Shiraz, saying fomenting insecurity and instability is the permanent project of the enemies.
Iranian security forces have arrested four suspects for involvement in an armed terrorist attack on Sunday evening at the Shah Cheragh shrine in the southern Iranian city of Shiraz that left one dead and several others injured.
An armed terrorist attack took place at the Shah Cheragh shrine in the southern Iranian city of Shiraz, killing one person and injuring several others.
Kazem Gharibabadi, secretary of Iran’s High Council for Human Rights, said Tehran has brought a “huge” case against more than a hundred members of the terrorist cult Mujahedin-e-Khalq Organization (MKO), which has murdered thousands of Iranian citizens including high-ranking officials.
Iran’s vice president for political affairs has said in a tweet that the US prisoners will remain in Iran until the full transfer of billions of dollars in frozen Iranian funds.
A spokesman for Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the Islamic Republic is now powerful enough to confiscate American ships if the US forces seize Iranian vessels.
The prosecutor of Sistan and Baluchestan Province, southeastern Iran, says a team of 4 terrorists who entered the country from Pakistan have been arrested.
Iran’s Islamic Revolution Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has praised the Iranian Navy for making its presence felt in international waters in defiance of attempts by superpowers to monopolize the use of the high seas.
