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Iran FM: IRGC drills message of friendship to neighbors

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian says the Great Prophet military exercises have a message of brotherhood and friendship to friendly and neighboring countries.

Iran military commander: Missile drills a message to Zionists

The chairman of Iran’s Chief of Staff has said the recent military drills in the country codenamed The Great Prophet 17 was a response to the recent threats by the Zionist regime.

IRGC fires cruise missiles with pinpoint capabilities during drills

Naval forces of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps have launched domestically manufactured cruise missiles with pinpoint capabilities during the fourth day of military drills codenamed Great Prophet 17.

Raisi: US leaving Iraq due to resistance of Iraqi people

Iran’s President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi says the withdrawal of US forces from Iraq is due to resistance by the Iraqi people and government.

IRGC showcases combat power during large-scale drills: Top general

A senior Iranian military commander says combat and suicide drones are new components of the combat power of the Ground Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) as the aircraft have put on display a massive show of force during large-scale military drills in the south of the country.

IRGC holds third day of massive drills

The third day of massive maneuvers in southern Iran saw the special units of the IRGC’s Ground Force doing solid defense drills from the coasts of Lark Island.

Iran-made vessels join Navy, further boosting the force

Two missile-launching corvettes have been delivered to the Iranian Navy, further boosting the Islamic Republic’s military might at sea.

IRGC navy chief: We eliminate enemy before getting close to Iran islands

The commander of the naval force of the Islamic Revolution Arms Corps says they practiced powerful defense of the southern Iranian islands, during the ongoing drills in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormoz.

Iran drills: Precision-strike drones, ballistic missiles hit targets

Precision-strike assault drones destroy moving and stationary targets on land and sea during the second day of the military drills by Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps.

IRGC Ground Force commandos exercise offensive operations in Persian Gulf

Commandos of the Ground Force of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps have exercised offensive operations in the Persian Gulf with the participation of fast boats as part of drills codenamed Great Profit 17.

IRGC launches joint drills in southern provinces

Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps has launched five-day joint drills in the Strait of Hormuz, the Persian Gulf, and the three littoral provinces of Hormozgan, Bushehr and Khouzestan.

Iran warning: Crushing response to Israel attack on nuclear sites

A senior Iranian commander has warned against any Israeli attack on the country’s nuclear and military sites, saying any such attack will be given a crushing response.

Pakistani Army chief: Terrorism Tehran and Islamabad’s common enemy

Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa has said his country and Iran should launch a joint committee to boost security along their border as much as possible.

Alvand destroyer, 4 submarines join Iran navy fleet

Alvand destroyer and four submarines have joined the strategic naval forces of the Iranian army in the country’s southern waters.

IRGC eliminates terror cell in Saravan

Iranian armed forces have eliminated a terrorist cell in the southeastern city of Saravan in Sistan and Balouchestan Province.

Iran, Oman hold joint naval drills

The Islamic Republic of Iran and neighboring Oman have held joint naval drills in Iranian territorial waters in the Gulf of Oman and the Strait of Hormuz.

IAEA’s cameras to be installed at Iran sites after precise examinations

The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) says monitoring cameras of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will be installed at Iran’s nuclear facilities after precise technical, security and judicial examinations.

Top general: Iran armed forces ready to take part in peace, truce processes

The chief of the general staff of the Iranian armed forces says the country has never missed the opportunity to develop its defensive capabilities and deterrence and is ready to take part in peace and truce processes.

UN envoy: Iran victim of US and Israel cyber-attacks

Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Iran to the United Nations has rejected using force in cyberspace. Majid Takht Ravanchi said Iran has been a victim of cyber-attacks by the United States and Israel.

Top Iran commander: Foreign forces not needed in region

Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Baqeri says foreign troops are not needed in the Middle East as regional countries are totally capable of establishing security and defending their own interests.

Report: Israel consulted US prior to strikes on Iran nuclear site, missile factory

The Israeli government consulted with US officials prior to carrying out covert airstrikes against an Iranian nuclear facility in Karaj and a missile factory just west of Tehran, The New York Times reported on Saturday, citing individuals briefed on the actions.

Russia: US sanctions changed opinion of no country

The Kremlin spokesman says Russia is planning to deliver a new shipment of S-400 missile defense systems to Turkey, saying US sanctions have never been successful in changing the opinion of any country, against its will.

110 modern vessels join IRGC’s Navy

Some 110 state-of-the-art vessels have joined the Naval Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) in a ceremony in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas.

Five arrested in Iran for destabilizing foreign exchange market

Iran's Intelligence Ministry has arrested five persons accused of destabilizing the country's foreign exchange market.

Iranian daily calls for closure of strategic Strait of Hormuz

Iran's Keyhan newspaper has said in an editorial that closing the strategic Strait of Hormuz to countries such as the United States and some European countries is the inalienable and legal right of the Islamic Republic, and the country should not hesitate to use this legal right, and that the U.S. cannot do anything about it.

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