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Iran rejects (P)GCC-US statement on Tehran’s nuclear program, three Persian Gulf islands

The spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry has rejected a joint statement issued by the US secretary of state and foreign ministers of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council in New York regarding Tehran’s nuclear program as well as the three “Iranian islands” in the Persian Gulf.

Iranian defense minister: Military cooperation with Russia secures peace, stability

Iranian Defense Minister General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani has said defense and military cooperation between the country and Russia have always been supported by the leaders of the two sides with the aim of strengthening stability and security in the region and beyond.

Iran’s security chief, Russian defense minister slam foreign interference in region

The secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Akbar Ahmadian met with visiting Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu in the Iranian capital Tehran earlier on Wednesday to discuss expansion of cooperation in the face of common threats posed by foreign forces, according to media reports.

Iraq says Kurdish armed groups handed over heavy weapons, will be relocated to camps

Iraq's Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein has stated that Kurdish armed groups along the border with Iran have handed over their heavy weaponry as the deadline for their disarmament and relocation approaches based on a security pact between Tehran and Baghdad.

Daesh militant arrested in Iran’s Kerman

Iranian intelligence forces in a joint operation with the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) have arrested a top militant of the Daesh terrorist group in southeastern province of Kerman.

Iran Def. Min. issues ultimatum to Iraq over failure to uphold security deal

General Mohammadreza Ashtiani, the Iranian Minister of Defense, emphasized the Iran-Iraq agreement aimed at disarming and expelling terrorists from the Kurdistan Region.

Iran seizes large shipment of US-made weapons in vessel off Persian Gulf

Iranian intelligence forces have confiscated a large cache of US-made weapons and other tools to be used in riots on a vessel on the southern maritime borders, a top judiciary official announced.

Armed terrorists attack security forces in southern Iran, one killed three wounded

Gunmen killed a Basij member of security forces and wounded three others in a shooting attack in the southern Iranian city of Nourabad on Friday evening, deputy governor of Fars Province confirmed.

Intelligence forces bust terrorist group in western Iran

Iranian intelligence forces identified and arrested members of a terrorist group in the western Iranian Kordestan Providence on Wednesday, Tasnim news agency reported Friday.

Anti-Iran groups in northern Iraq accept call for disarmament, relocation: Report

An informed source has confirmed that secessionist anti-Tehran groups in northern Iraq have agreed to lay down their arms and leave the areas along the common border between Iran and the Iraqi Kurdistan Region.

Tehran says capable of retaliating in kind against US over stealing Iranian oil cargo

Iran’s defense minister says the country is capable of acting in kind in response to the United States’ stealing of its crude oil.

Iran seizes foreign tankers smuggling 1.5mn liters of fuel in Persian Gulf

Iran has seized two foreign oil tankers smuggling over 1.5 million liters of fuel in the Persian Gulf and detained the crew on board, a top commander with the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) announced. 

IRGC chief ridicules Mossad threats, boasts all enemy plots failed in past 45 years

The chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami says Iran has defeated all destructive and hostile strategies and policies of the enemies since the 1979 victory of the Islamic Revolution, ridiculing Israel's threats to assassinate Iranian figures.

Iran denies military build-up at border with Azerbaijan

The chief of General Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces, Major General Mohammad Baqeri, has rejected media speculation that Tehran is building up troops at the country’s border with Azerbaijan amid persisting tensions in the Nagorno-Karabakh region.

Iran says not to tolerate presence of terrorists on border with Iraq

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has stressed that Tehran cannot tolerate the presence of terrorist groups on the Iranian common border with Iraq.

Iran FM to Armenia counterpart: Presence of foreigners in region complicates situation

The Iranian foreign minister says the presence of foreign forces in the South Caucasus region will further complicate the situation there.

Removal of terrorist bases in Iraq’s Kurdistan underway: Report

The process of elimination of bases that accommodate the anti-Iran terrorist groups in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region has kicked off as the deadline of September 19 set by Tehran approaches, an informed source told Tasnim news agency on Wednesday.

Iran, Iraq pursing security roadmap to confine terrorists to camps

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian says terrorists should not be given the chance ‘even for an hour’ to wreak havoc on Iran, Iraq and the region.

Iran “deploying military hardware to Iraq borders” as deadline to disarm terrorists in Kurdistan nears

Footage and reports received from citizens suggest Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) is deploying military hardware to borders in the northwest of the country as a September 19 deadline for the disarmament of separatist terror groups in Iraq’s Kurdistan region approaches.

Iraqi FM says to visit Iran to discuss security pact

Iraq’s Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein says that he will exchange views with the Iranian authorities on the implementation of a major security agreement between Tehran and Baghdad during an imminent visit to Tehran.

Iran says is in contact with Armenia, Azerbaijan to ease tensions in Caucasus

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 Intelligence Minister: 400 bombs discovered, defused in country

Iran's Minister of Intelligence, Seyyed Ismail Khatib, has revealed the recent discovery and successful neutralization of 400 explosive devices in the country.

Iran president: Any provocation threat to regional security, stability

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has stated that any act of provocation by terror and separatist groups undermines regional security and stability and will not be tolerated.

IRGC official: Iraq’s deadline to disarm terror groups in Kurdistan to end on Sep 19

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.

Iran president reaffirms strong opposition to Azerbaijan construction of corridor in Armenian territory

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has reaffirmed Iran’s strong opposition to any geopolitical change along its border regions.

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