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.
An Iranian lawmaker and former military official reacts to reports of “blasts” at a base belonging to the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) in the southeast of Tehran, saying the incidents were caused by two weak improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and cannot thus be called “explosions.”
Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister and top nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani says Israel would not dare attack the Islamic Republic despite its saber-rattling.
Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi says it is illegal for foreign nationals to remain on Iranian soil, and that those foreigners who do not possess the required legal documents must return to their home countries.
Iran’s top military commander says the region is currently enjoying lasting security thanks to the efforts made by different units of the Islamic Republic’s Armed Forces.
The Iranian foreign minister says Tehran understands Turkey’s security concerns but it is strongly opposed to any military action under any pretext against sovereign nations.
The Caspian Sea littoral states have issued a statement in the end of their summit in Ashgabat where they reached an agreement that requires guaranteeing regional security and stability and banning foreign military presence in the region.
European countries owe Iran a lot for blocking the transit of drugs destined for Europe, the head of the Iranian anti-narcotics police says, noting the Islamic Republic confiscated over 1,200 tons of illicit narcotics last year.
Iran’s enemies have Iranian spies and moles who have sold themselves out and who help foes carry out assassinations inside the country, an Iranian lawmaker says.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has said NATO’s occupation brought nothing to Afghanistan but death and destruction. He made the comment in a meeting with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee of Pakistan General Nadeem Raza in Tehran.
The chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC)’s Navy says Iran has “fully and constantly” been monitoring the strategic Persian Gulf region, and that trans-regional enemies have no presence at all in the country’s southern territorial waters.
A top Iranian general has questioned the policy adopted by some Islamic countries to rely on Israel for economic and security purposes while “the occupying regime is incapable of even defending itself”.
Iran’s Leader Ayatollah Seyyaed Ali Khamenei has issued an order, appointing Brigadier General Majid Khademi as the head of the Intelligence Protection Organization of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).
The chief of the general staff of the Iranian armed forces says the recent move by the US to take Israel to CENTCOM’S area of responsibility and the regime’s participation in regional drills open the region to threats, warning that Iran will react to those threats.
Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has noted that Iran’s sincerity and seriousness in fighting narcotics is clear to everyone and it goes without saying that the country has been doing so with all means possible for 43 years.
Deputy Commander of Iranian Army Air Defense said missiles with a range of 300 kilometers will be unveiled in the near future. Brigadier General Alireza Elhami added that increasing the missile capability of the army and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is one of the requirements of deterrence power.
US news channel CNN has quoted the country's intelligence officials as confirming that Israel was behind the assassination of IRGC Colonel Hassan Sayyad Khdoaei in Tehran several weeks ago.
Iran’s Judiciary sources say several agents of the Zionist regime’s notorious spy agency -Mossad- have been arrested in the southeastern Iranian province of Sistan and Balouchestan.
