Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps has dismissed the US’ account of the April 15 incidents in the Persian Gulf, describing it as a fake scenario written in “Hollywood style.”
The Defence Ministry of the Islamic Republic of Iran has made mass delivery of new combat and surveillance drones, including a jet-powered multipurpose UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle).
Iran has marked its annual National Army day by replacing usual parades with a COVID-19 aid march of military vehicles designed and packed with supplies to help assist the country’s battle with the coronavirus.
Head of the Health Department of the Iranian Armed Forces’ General Staff says it is not easy to definitely assert the coronavirus is a human-made one, but the issue is being studied at scientific centres.
Deputy Chief of Iran's Army for Coordination Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari says the Islamic Republic is self-sufficient in meeting its defence needs.
Commander of Ground Forces of Iran’s Army says in addition to the 2,000-bed centre that was launched on Wednesday in Tehran, 4,750 other hospital beds have been set up by the army personnel in various provinces.
Defence Minister of Iran Brigadier General Amir Hatami has given an assurance that his ministry would do its utmost to satisfy domestic demand for disinfectants and medical masks amid the outbreak of coronavirus.
A spokesman for Iran’s Armed Forces says the fixed and mobile clinics of the Armed Forces, which have been set up since Friday, will start screening the people for coronavirus and this will be carried out soon.
Iran’s top officer says the Iranian Armed Forces will clear all cities within 24 hours to contain the spread of coronavirus that has killed more than 500 people.
Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has cited clues to a possible “biological attack” on Iran in the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, ordering the Armed Forces to set up a “health and medical base” to organize the efforts to prevent the spread of the disease.
Deputy Head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army for Coordination Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari says three of the army’s hospitals have been dedicated to coronavirus patients.
Iran's deputy defense minister says the country is currently among the world’s top five producers of anti-armor missiles, while enjoying a vast capacity for manufacturing Cruise missiles and other defense hardware.
A top Iranian security official says Tehran has been probing into hacking or cyber-attacks as possible factors surrounding the January 8 crash of a Ukrainian passenger plane near Tehran.
The General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, in a statement, admitted that its air defence system has “unintentionally” hit the Ukrainian passenger plane that crashed near Tehran early Wednesday, killing all the 176 people on board.
A member of the national security and foreign policy commission in the Iranian Parliament says a double-urgency motion has been prepared to declare the US military forces throughout the world as “terrorist.”
If a war breaks out between Iran and the United States, it would be the Americans that would suffer serious harm, said a senior Iranian military spokesman, adding that Iran is not going to give a hasty response to the US killing of General Qassem Soleimani.
The General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces has warned the elements behind the assassination of IRGC Quds Force Commander Major General Qassem Soleimani to await a “harsh and regrettable” revenge.
A senior Iranian military commander has unveiled plans for more joint naval exercises with other countries in the years to come after the conclusion of a war game among Iran, Russia, and China.
