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.
Tehran’s provincial authorities have announced the launch of a public reporting hotline as part of the Iranian government’s broader effort to regulate the presence of illegal Afghan migrants in the capital region.
Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi, the senior spokesman for the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran, strongly rejected U.S. demands that Tehran limit the range of its missiles, declaring such statements “illegitimate and unacceptable.”
A senior Iranian military advisor to the Leader has called for Iran to consider joining a recently signed defense pact between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, describing the move as a positive step toward regional security cooperation.
Iran’s Defense Ministry has dismissed Western calls for negotiations over the country’s missile capabilities, stressing that no foreign power has the right to interfere in its defensive strength.
Iran’s Minister of Intelligence Esmaeil Khatib says a substantial cache of Israeli weapons-related intelligence has been successfully transferred to the country.
Ali Larijani, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, revealed that Washington once attempted to impose a condition requiring Iran to reduce the range of its missiles to less than 500 kilometers.
A member of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission has confirmed the arrival of Russian-made MiG-29 fighter jets in Iran, saying the aircraft are now stationed in Shiraz as part of a short-term defense solution.
Tehran’s governor has announced that since the beginning of this Persian year, 6 months ago, approximately 1.4 million illegal Afghan nationals have been deported from Iran.
Senior commanders of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) and the Islamic Republic of Iran Army reaffirmed their strategic unity and warned foreign adversaries against any aggression.
Iran’s Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi, emphasized that the Islamic Republic has never been the initiator of war and regards diplomacy and negotiation as the best means of resolving international disputes.
The spokesperson for the Iranian Police Force announced the execution of a joint operation by the special forces unit and the anti-narcotics police, resulting in the death of two armed criminals in the desert region of Halvan in northeastern Iran.
Two Iranian police officers were killed and another was injured on Tuesday after armed assailants opened fire on a patrol vehicle in southeastern Sistan and Baluchestan province, local authorities reported.
Iranian border forces have seized around 11 tons and 860 kilograms of narcotics and detained over 250 suspects during the first half of the current year, according to the commander of the Border Guard Command.
Iran’s Police Commander, Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Radan, met with Iraq’s Interior Minister Abdul Amir al-Shammari in Baghdad on Sunday to discuss strengthening bilateral security cooperation.
Iran’s Armed Forces Chief of Staff, Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi, held a phone call with Qatar’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs, Saud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, following the “terrorist aggression” by Israel against Qatar.
Iran has dismantled more than 1,700 drug trafficking networks and seized around 250 tons of narcotics during the first nine months of 2025, a senior official said on Thursday.
The General Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces has strongly condemned Israel’s act of aggression against Qatar that targeted leaders of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas.
Iran’s Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, Ali Larijani, strongly condemned Israel’s Tuesday attack on Qatari territory, warning regional states of Tel Aviv’s “ambitions for dominance.”
Iranian President, Masoud Pezeshkian, referring to the recent 12-day war, said that if the US and Israel were unable to carry out their malicious and evil intentions in Iran, it is true that we had missiles and our fighters, with their power and sacrifices, delivered a strong slap to them—but an even stronger slap was dealt by Iranian people.
The Deputy Coordinator of the Iranian Army, Admiral Habibollah Sayyari, said that Iran’s enemies are constantly seeking to weaken the country’s unity and solidarity but stressed that the Iranian people have consistently stood firm in the face of pressure.
Major General Ali Abdollahi has been officially appointed as the commander of the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, the highest operational military command in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh said the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has the potential to expand its activities and establish robust security alliances in the future.
The head of Iran’s Civil Defense Organization, Brigadier General Gholamreza Jalali, dismissed speculation that smartphones or apps were used to track senior Iranian commanders who were killed in Israeli strikes earlier this year.
A senior Iranian official responsible for internet monitoring operations has confirmed that the country is still under recurrent cyber attacks more than two months after the end of a 12-day military aggression by the Israeli regime.
