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.
The secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council has says imported security will not serve the lasting interests of regional countries and that's what all regional countries have realized.
The secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), in a meeting with the president of the Azerbaijan Republic, said Tehran will not allow any outside actors to drive a wedge between the two nations.
The United States will suffer the consequences of even mentioning it will ‘resort to force’ against Iran, a senior Iranian military commander has said, advising Washing to look carefully at the developments in the world and the region.
Iran’s interior minister says talks are underway with Iraq on the reopening of Khosravi border crossing to facilitate the entry of Iranian pilgrims into the country, as millions of Muslims prepare to mark the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hossein, the third Shia Imam whose shrine is located in the Iraqi city of Karbala.
Ali Shamkhani, the Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), is in the Azerbaijan Republic for talks with senior officials of the neighboring country on bilateral issues and major international developments.
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian did not confirm US claim that Tehran is providing Russia with military equipment, including unmanned aerial vehicles. He assured that Tehran avoids any steps that may result in an escalation in Ukraine conflict.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi says the Islamic Republic of Iran will not back down from its rightful stance in the talks over the revival of the nuclear deal, JCPOA.
Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Real Admiral Ali Shamkhani is set to visit the Republic of Azerbaijan as part of his Caucasian tour.
Iran will obtain full membership of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in September and will officially become the ninth member state of the alliance in 2023, according to the Islamic Republic’s Embassy in China.
A high-ranking official with the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) says the history of previous alliances between the US, Saudi Arabia and the Zionist regime shows a new alliance they call Arabic NATO will be weak and ineffective in the face of the resistance front and the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Gharaei Ashtiani says boosting the Islamic Republic’s armed forces’ combat power is of utmost significance as the rivals and enemies are constantly flexing their military muscles.
Iran’s intelligence minister says the upcoming visit by US President Joe Biden to the region is an “attempt for official return of the US to the region with a focus on Israel.”
An advisor to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Iran is “sensitive” to the security of its frontiers and will not allow the US-led NATO military alliance to operate near them.
The secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council has said what the region needs most urgently now is collective cooperation to maintain security.
The Islamic Republic of Iran and neighboring Iraq are boosting cooperation to step up security during the annual Arabaeen ceremony which marks fortieth day after martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hossein, the third Shia imam.
The Iranian president’s special envoy for Afghanistan says the current government in Kabul supports the implementation of a 1973 treaty on their share of the water from Helmand River, which pours into Iran’s eastern Hamoun Lake.
Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani, who is on a one-day visit to Armenia, says regional states have to implement their capacities to restore lasting peace to the Caucasian region.
The commander of the Iranian Army’s Ground Force says the military division under his watch is armed with precision-guided and smart weapons, describing the Force’s defense and military achievements as a “thorn in the side of the sworn enemies” of the country.
Iran, Russia, and China are gearing up to run a series of major war drills in Latin America ‘in a show of force meant to signal how these militaries can reach the United States.’
