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.
President Masoud Pezeshkian has warned that if Israel makes an uncalculated mistake and attacks Iran, it will face a firm response from Tehran, one that would be beyond imagination.
Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi has stressed that any Israeli attack on Iran will be met with an appropriate response from Tehran. He added that Iran is closely monitoring movements at the US bases in the region.
Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian has warned Israel that any potential attack on Iranian positions or interests will be met with a proportional response.
The commander of the Iranian Law Enforcement, General Ahmadreza Radan, says 2 million illegal Afghan refugees will be deported from Iran by the end of this Persian year, on March 19, 2025.
Iran has started construction for 110 residential units on the Iranian island of Abu Musa, which along with two other islands is a source of territorial dispute with the neighboring United Arab Emirates (UAE), Iranian deputy minister of roads and urban development announced on Monday.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ismail Baghaei has dismissed threats from Israel regarding a potential attack on Iran's nuclear sites, pointing to United Nations resolutions that prohibit such actions.
An Iranian military source has issued a stern warning to Israel, indicating that Iran is prepared for any potential Israeli action against its military positions.
At least three advanced Israeli fighter jets were destroyed in Operation True Promise II staged by Iranian forces earlier this month against Israel, an informed source told Fars News Agency.
Iran's Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi has stressed that Tehran will give a proportionate response to any Israeli attack on Iranian soil, and that it has already identified all targets in the occupied territories.
Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araqchi says that the Israeli warmongering and continued aggression against Gaza and Lebanon have turned the region into a powder keg, with the risk of war imminent.
The combined Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) Maritime Exercise “IMEX 2024”, has started in Iran’s territorial waters in the Persian Gulf with the participation of various units from several member states and observers.
The commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Thursday that Iran staged Operation True Promise II against Israeli military and intelligence sites earlier this month merely as a warning on smallest scale.
Iran’s ambassador to Kabul has denied reports that dozens of Afghan nationals have been shot and killed by Iranian border guards while trying to sneak into the Iranian territory illegally.
Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh has downplayed the deployment of a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) air defense system to Israel as part of a “psychological war”.
Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi has told the United Nations chief Antonio Guterres that Tehran is ready for a "decisive and regretful" response in cases of any Israeli adventurism against the Islamic Republic.
A former ranking official with the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) has made a bold revelation about Iran’s military arsenal, stating that the country possesses weapons stronger than nuclear bombs.
Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force Brigadier General Esmayeel Qa'ani has appeared on state media following a two-week absence from public view that had raised questions about whether he was still alive.
Iranian intelligence forces have identified and arrested two terrorist groups affiliated with the so-called Jaish al-Adl group in the Rask and Sarbaz cities, in southeastern Sistan and Baluchestan province, Fars news agency reported.
The commander of Iran's Law Enforcement Force has reiterated the police's firm determination to expel two million illegal Afghan migrants by the end of the current Iranian year on March 20.
In a joint press conference with Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein in Baghdad, Iranian top diplomat Seyed Abbas Araghchi emphasized the readiness of the Islamic Republic for any scenario, whether conflict or peace.
Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi has warned that the United States will only be “putting lives of its troops at risk” by deploying them to the occupied territories to assist Israel.
The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) announced Friday the discovery of the body of Brigadier General Abbas Nilforoushan, a senior IRGC military advisor, who was killed during Israeli attacks against the Lebanese capital Beirut late last month.
