Security

Iranian intelligence minister and the president of Azerbaijan Republic have praised the currently high level of ties between Tehran and Baku, and explored avenues for further promoting bilateral relations,. 

Commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the enemies are trying to make the country insecure in order to make a change in the behaviour of the Islamic Republic, but their dreams will never come true.

An Iranian official has rejected the unfounded claims that Indians have left the southeastern port city of Chabahar following the recent terrorist attack there, saying the investment projects are progressing as fast as possible.

Security forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran have arrested at least four suspects in connection with the latest terrorist attack on the strategic southeastern port city of Chabahar in Sistan and Baluchestan province.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has called on Pakistan to make further efforts to pave the way for immediate release of seven Iranian border guards kept captive by terrorists in Pakistan.

Iranian Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi says regional intelligence services are involved in plotting and implementing a wave of terrorist attacks in Iran.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the Islamic Republic, as a victim of terrorism, is at the forefront of fighting it, while the US and other Western countries are providing shelter for those criminals.

An Iranian official says the recent terrorist attack in the port city of Chabahar in southeastern Iran was plotted by the enemies of Iran which seek to hamper foreign investment in Iran’s Makran coasts.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the Islamic Republic will punish the foreign-backed perpetrators of a terrorist attack on the south-eastern Iranian city of Chabahar, which killed and wounded several people on Thursday.

A car bomb explosion in front of a police headquarters in the port city of Chabahar in southeast of Iran has killed a conscript and an officer, and wounded several others.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has condemned the Thursday terrorist attack in the southeastern port city of Chabahar, saying the terrorists are supported by certain notorious centres in the region.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the US officials have confessed that neither the Iran nuclear deal nor the UN Security Council Resolution 2231 ban Iran from testing its missiles.

Iran’s diplomatic mission in the United Nations rejected as baseless US claims that the Islamic Republic’s missile program is not in conformity with the UN Security Council Resolution 2231, saying such claims are in line with Washington’s “deceptive and hostile policy”.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has rejected the “groundless” concerns raised by certain Western countries about Iran’s missile program, saying the country has no plan to have missiles that are capable of carrying nuclear warheads.

The senior spokesman of the Iranian Armed Forces says the country will continue to test and develop its missiles in line with its deterrence policy despite adversarial positions taken on this issue by US officials.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has rejected US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s recent claim that Tehran’s missile tests contravene UN Security Council Resolution 2231, saying the country’s missile program is just for defence.

The Islamic Republic of Iran has unveiled the Middle East’s most modern destroyer called “Sahand”, a domestically-manufactured warship developed by Iranian navy experts.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Iran is not after starting war with any country, but the country’s capabilities must be increased to scare off enemies.

The Ninth edition of Kish International Air Show is underway on the Persian Gulf island in southern Iran, with over 100 aviation industries attending the four-day event.

Iran says it is ready to export domestically built fighter jets after showcasing them to potential buyers during an upcoming air show on Kish Island.

The Iranian Army Ground Force has been tasked with ensuring security along the common border with Afghanistan, Iran’s highest-ranking military officer announced.

A new report on global security has portrayed Iran as safe as much of western Europe for travelers in what could be an evidence that the country’s tourism industry has a good potential to provide a serious source of revenues in face of draconian US sanctions.

The Iranian Navy Commander says the presence of US vessels in the Persian Gulf is constantly monitored by Iranian forces, and all their conversations are tapped.

Iran says it is prepared to carry out anti-terror operations on Pakistani soil under Islamabad’s supervision.

Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps has quoted Pakistani officials as saying five of the twelve Iranian border guards who had been abducted by terrorists near the Pakistani border have been released.