Security

Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi says Iran and Russia have agreed to conduct joint naval drills in the Persian Gulf region “in the near future.”

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy released a video on Monday in which its forces warn a British warship escorting a British oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran says the deployment of a European naval mission to the Persian Gulf would convey a “hostile message” and would fuel regional tensions.

A source at the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran says the country’s missile tests are for its defence needs, and are not against any country.

Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani has denounced the interference of foreign forces in the region, stressing that regional countries alone can contribute to the security of Persian Gulf.

The chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the enemies have backed off from driving Iran’s oil exports down to zero, reminding the foes that they will have to keep retreating as long as the Islamic Republic’s legitimate demands are not met.

The chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has roundly dismissed as a "big lie" American officials’ claims that US forces may have downed more than one Iranian drone over the Persian Gulf, emphasizing that the Islamic Republic has not lost any unmanned aerial vehicle.

A senior Iranian commander says the country is monitoring all US vessels right from the point of origin all the way to the Persian Gulf region.

President Hassan Rouhani underlines Iran’s historical role as a preserver of maritime security in the region, saying the country has no interest in initiating tensions either here or beyond.

The Intelligence Ministry of the Islamic Republic of Iran says it has identified and dismantled an integrated network of 17 professional operatives trained by and serving the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) inside the country.

An Iranian daily newspaper has described the capture of a British oil tanker at the Strait of Hormuz as legal tit-for-tat retaliation for the unlawful seizure of an Iranian supertanker by the UK in the international waters near Gibraltar.

A senior IRGC commander says US President Donald Trump's lie about downing an Iranian drone was so big that even the Iranian military first believed it and checked to see if any of its drones have been targeted.

Two Iranian security forces have been killed in a shootout with terrorists in the southeast of the country along the Pakistani border.

Iranian Police have warned against the unwanted consequences of the face-transforming FaceApp application.

Iran’s IRGC has released the video of the moment its forces have seized the British oil tanker Stena Impero in the Persian Gulf.

The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps has unveiled more details of capturing a British oil tanker at the Strait of Hormuz, saying even a Royal Navy’s frigate escorting the tanker failed to prevent the Iranian commandos from carrying the mission.

Iranian armed forces have recently conducted three operations against aggressive US drones, says Deputy Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Brigadier General Mehdi Rabbani.

Informed military sources in the Persian Gulf have rejected media reports that the IRGC has seized a second Liberian-flagged oil tanker in the Persian Gulf.

Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says its naval forces have seized a British-flagged Swedish-owned oil tanker in the Persian Gulf.

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has released the footage of the USS Boxer, captured by the same Iranian drone which President Donald Trump claimed was shot down by the US warship.

A spokesman for the Iranian Armed Forces has rejected US President Donald Trump’s claim that a US warship shot down an Iranian unmanned aerial system in the Strait of Hormuz, saying all Iranian drones are safe.

The chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has warned enemies against the possibility of a turn in the country’s military strategy from the current defensive strategy toward an offensive one.

The second session of Pakistan-Iran Higher Border Commission (HBC) was held in Islamabad on 18 July 2019.

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy says it has seized a foreign vessel carrying one million litres of smuggled fuel south of Larak Island in the Persian Gulf, the state TV announced Thursday.

President Hassan Rouhani’s chief of staff asserts that Iran’s defensive power is non-negotiable, reacting to misinterpretation of earlier remarks made by Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.