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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.
Iran strikes terrorists, Mossad bases in Syria, Iraq’s Kurdistan
Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), in separate operations, fired barrages of ballistic missiles at anti-Iranian terrorist groups’ bases in Syria as well as an Israeli espionage center in Iraq’s Kurdistan region in retaliation for recent terrorist attacks.
Police chief: Perpetrators behind terror attack in southeast Iran arrested
The perpetrators behind a terrorist attack on a police station in the town of Rask in southeastern Iranian Sistan-and-Baluchetan province have been apprehended.
Iran says manhunt for Kerman terror attack elements expanded abroad, 35 nabbed
Iran's Intelligence Ministry announced that 35 individuals have been captured across the country in connection with the terrorist attack in the southern city of Kerman. It also added the manhunt has expanded to foreign countries for the remaining elements.
Iranian navy seizes oil tanker in retaliation for oil theft by U.S.
In a move retaliating against the theft of Iranian oil by the United States, the Navy of the Iranian Army announced the seizure of the Nicholas ST oil tanker in the Sea of Oman.
Iranian security force killed in terror attack in Sistan and Baluchestan
An on-duty member of the Iranian police force has been killed in a shootout with terrorists at a police station in the town of Rask in southeastern Iranian Sista and Baluchetan Province.
Iranian security forces kill man involved in Rask attack, Sistan and Baluchestan
Iran's security forces have killed a man involved in the recent terror attack on a police station in the southeastern city of Rask,in Sistan and Baluchestan Province.
Iran: Kerman terror attack caused by those using terrorism as tool for their objectives
Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has stated that the culprits behind the recent deadly bomb attacks in the city of Kerman use terrorism as a tool to achieve their own goals.
Assassinated Hamas leader to become Israel’s nightmare: IRGC Quds Force Chief
Commander of the Quds Force of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Brigadier General Esmaeil Qaani has reminded Israel that their nightmare has begun after the assassination of Deputy Chief of the Political Bureau of Hamas Saleh al-Arouri.
Iran says entire terrorist team involved in Kerman terror attack arrested
All terrorists involved in the recent terror attack in the southeastern Iranian city of Kerman have been detained, the city's prosecutor Mehdi Bakhshi has announced.
French FM condemns Kerman deadly blasts
French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna has condemned the recent terrorist attack in Kerman, during a telephone conversation with her Iranian counterpart.
Official: 22 students among those killed in Kerman terrorist attack
The director general of the Education Department of Iran’s Kerman Province said 22 students were among the people killed by the Wednesday terrorist attack in the city of Kerman.
Iranian daily warns of ‘proxy’ tensions in Iran
An Iranian newspaper has raised the possibility that the Taliban in neighboring Afghanistan might be linked to the recent terrorist attack in the southeastern Iranian city of Kerman which left scores of people dead and hundreds more wounded.
Iran says detained several terrorists involved in Kerman terror attacks
Iran’s Intelligence Ministry has announced the arrest of 11 individuals suspected of involvement in the recent deadly bomb attacks in the southeastern city of Kerman.
Abu Mahdi warship joins IRGC Navy
During a ceremony in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas on Saturday, Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) added new missile launcher vessels, reconnaissance vessels, speedboats, torpedo-dropping vessels, and Abu Mahdi ship to its navy.
Number of fatalities in Kerman twin terrorist blasts rises to 91
The number of the dead in the Wednesday terrorist blasts in the southeastern Iranian city of Kerman has risen to 91 as two more people succumbed to their injuries.
Tasnim: Israel was behind Kerman terror attackÂ
Iran’s Tasnim news agency runs an editorial, denying claims that Israel was not behind Wednesday’s deadly terrorist attack in the Iranian city of Kerman.Â
Iran president: Martyr Soleimani foiled U.S. plot to bring another Israel to power in regionÂ
The Iranian president says martyr Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani, the iconic anti-terror hero, thwarted the United States’ scheme to create another Israel in the region by confronting the Daesh terrorist group, which he said was created by Washington.
Iran to seal off porous borders with Afghanistan, Pakistan to beef up security
Iran’s interior minister says a plan is underway to block the country’s borders with neighboring Afghanistan and Pakistan to increase security.
President Raisi in Kerman, two days into terror deadly blastsÂ
The Iranian president has visited the tomb of assassinated senior Iranian commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani in the southeastern Iranian city of Kerman.Â
Iran calls for regional cooperation in fighting terrorism, following deadly incident in Kerman
The Iranian foreign minister emphasized the necessity of cooperation among regional countries to combat and eradicate the ominous phenomenon of terrorism.
Iran’s president: Israel trying to spread insecurity, instability to other parts of region
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has stated that Israel desperately seeks to spread insecurity and instability to other parts of the region due to the failure to achieve its goals in the Gaza war.
Kerman blasts reveal brutal nature of enemies of Islam: Iran’s Army
The Iranian Army, in a statement, censured the twin explosions in the southeastern city of Kerman which killed dozens of innocent civilians, including women and children.
IRGC says recent terror attack failed effort to induce insecurity, instability in Iran
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has announced that the recent "indiscriminate and spiteful" terrorist attack in the southeastern Iranian city of Kerman was a failed attempt to induce insecurity and instability in the country.
President Raisi says terrorism will never undercut Iran’s cohesion, strategy
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has stated that acts of terror and crime will fail to undermine the nation's cohesion and strategy. His comments follow two bomb blasts in the southern Iranian city of Kerman that left dozens dead and hundreds more injured.
People in Iran’s capital hold gathering to condemn Kerman terrorist act
People in the Iranian capital Tehran gathered in the early hours of Thursday to condemn terrorist blasts a day earlier in the southeastern city of Kerman that claimed scores of lives.