Iran's Armed Forces

The latest news and views about the Iranian Armed Forces, including the country’s Army and IRGC forces.

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Absolute Military Power No Longer A Decisive Factor: Iran FM

IFP Editorial Staff -
Iran’s foreign minister says absolute military power is no longer a determining factor in today’s world, and there are other instruments of power with which national interests can be secured.
Media Wire

Iran Leader Appoints New Army Chief

IFP Media Wire -
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has appointed a new commander for the Iranian Army and second-in-command for the Iranian Armed Forces' chief of staff.
IFP Exclusive

IRGC Congratulates Army General on Appointment as Iran DM

IFP Editorial Staff -
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) in a message offered its congratulations to Army Brigadier General Amir Hatami as the new Iranian Minister of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics.
IFP Exclusive

Iran Top Officer Arrives in Ankara in First-Ever Foreign Trip

IFP Editorial Staff -
Major General Mohammad-Hossein Baqeri, the Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, has arrived in the Turkish capital at the head of a high-ranking military and political delegation.
Media Wire

4 Killed, 8 Wounded after Iranian Draftee Opens Fire on Comrades

IFP Media Wire -
An Iranian conscript has opened fire on fellow soldiers in a military base south of Tehran, killing four and wounding eight people.
IFP Exclusive

Iran to Eradicate Menace of ISIS Wild Dogs: Army Commander

IFP Editorial Staff -
Iran sees the ISIS terrorists as ‘wild dogs’ whose eradication is a piece of cake for the Islamic Republic’s armed forces, an Iranian military commander said.
IFP Exclusive

Pre-Islam Ignorance Resurfacing in Middle East: Iran Armed Forces

IFP Editorial Staff -
Iran’s Armed Forces in a statement warned that the ignorance which existed before the advent of Islam is rearing its ugly head again due to efforts by reactionary Arab rulers in the Middle East.
Media Wire

Iran Marks National Army Day with Military Parades

IFP Media Wire -
Troops from all units of the Iranian Army held massive military parades across the country on Tuesday morning to mark the National Army Day.
Media Wire

Iranian Army Unveils New Indigenous Combat, Reconnaissance Drones

IFP Media Wire -
The Iranian Army’s Ground Forces have unveiled two domestically-designed and -manufactured drones on the final day of major military exercises code-named Mohammad Rasoulallah IV (Mohammad, the Messenger of God IV) in southeastern Iran.
Media Wire

Army Commander: Iran’s Indigenous Vessels Ready for Naval Voyages

IFP Media Wire -
Iran’s Army Commander Major General Ataollah Salehi praised the Navy’s capabilities, saying two homegrown watercraft are ready for naval missions in places as far as the Atlantic Ocean.
Security

Armed Forces Must Stand Ready against Enemy Threats: Leader

IFP Media Wire -
Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the country’s Armed Forces should always stand ready in the face of enemy threats against the nation.
Security

Top Officer Says No Slowdown in Iran’s Military Tests and War Games

Golrokh Askarieh -
Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri stressed that there will be no delay or slowdown in Iran’s military tests and war games.
Security

Int’l Army Games 2016: Iran Ranks 1st in Suvorov Attack

IFP Media Wire -
Iranian servicemen attending the International Army Games in Russia finished first in their group in the 1st round of the Suvorov attack event, held on Tuesday morning.
Security

Iran’s Army Unveils Jamming Drone

IFP Media Wire -
The Iranian Army Ground Force on Monday unveiled a homegrown Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) used for jamming and deception operations.
Security

IRGC Strongly Condemns Remarks against Iran’s Army

IFP Editorial Staff -
An official from the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) denounced the recent remarks by Hassan Abbasi, a so-called strategist, against the country’s regular Army, and stressed that the IRGC and Army are both the single hand and the iron fist of Iranian nation against enemies.
Hard News

Iran Air Force equipped with Nasr cruise missiles

Emad Askarieh -
Iran’s Defense Ministry has delivered the first batch of a newly developed air-launched cruise missile, dubbed Nasr (Victory), to the country’s Air Force.
Iran in Pictures

National Army Day parades across Iran (PHOTOS)

Fatemeh Askarieh -
A photo gallery of parades held across Iran on the National Army Day.
Hard News

Armed forces mark Army Day in presence of President Rouhani

Golrokh Askarieh -
Marking the National Army Day, units of the Iranian armed forces staged parades on Saturday. The latest Iranian military achievements will be unveiled during the event.
Hard News

Iranian Army’s massive war game gets underway

Emad Askarieh -
The Iranian Army has staged massive maneuvers code-named Mohammad Rasoulallah (Mohammad, the Messenger of God) to display the country’s military prowess.
Hard News

Iran Army to stage anti-terror war games: General

Emad Askarieh -
Iran’s Army plans to practice fighting against terrorism in an upcoming large-scale exercise, a senior army officer says.
Hard News

Iran test-fires indigenous missile system

Emad Askarieh -
The Islamic Republic has successfully test-fired indigenously designed and manufactured Talaash 3 (endeavor) missile defense system, a senior Iranian commander says.
Security

Air Force Fighters Preparing for Army Day Parades

Emad Askarieh -
Several squadrons of Iranian Air Force fighter jets exercised different aerial tactics over Tehran on Monday morning in preparations for the National Army Day parades due to be held on April 18.
Security

Army Commander Reiterates Iran’s Preparedness to Repel Threats

Emad Askarieh -
Iranian Army Commander Major General Ataollah Salehi underlined that the country’s Armed Forces are fully prepared to respond to any possible threat against the Islamic Republic with firm and strong reaction.
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