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Missile Capabilities

Iran Considers Defensive Power Its Red Line: Official

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.

Iran Rejects AP’s Report on Missile Talks

Iran has categorically rejected the Associated Press’ misinterpretation of Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif’s comments about missile talks with the US.

Iran Unveils Laser-Guided Cannon Shells in Attack on Terrorists

Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has put into service its laser-guided cannon system for the first time during its recent retaliatory attacks against terrorists’ positions in the Iraqi Kurdistan.

Iran Unveils New Homegrown Missile Defence System

Iran's Defence Ministry has unveiled a homegrown missile defence system, called 15th of Khordad, and delivered it to the Army Air Defence Force.

US in No Position to Comment on Iran’s Missiles: Zarif

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has categorically rejected a claim by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo about Iran's missile program, saying Tehran does not seek to develop nuclear weapons.

Ayatollah Khamenei Urges Continued Resistance to US

Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei highlighted the necessity for strong resistance in confrontation with the enemies, stressing that the Islamic Republic will keep making progress provided that the US does not come any close to Iran.

Iran Sees US Military in Persian Gulf as ‘Targets’, Not ‘Threats’

A senior commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says at the present time, US forces stationed in the Persian Gulf are in close range for the Iranian forces and “will be hit on the head” if they make a mistaken move.

IRGC Says Hacked US Drone in Reaction to Missile Sabotage Claim

A senior Iranian commander has elaborated on the IRGC’s recent penetration into an American drone in Iraq.

Iran Fires Torpedoes, Cruise Missiles in Large-Scale Navy Drills

The Iranian Navy has test-fired three cruise missiles and several types of torpedoes on the second day of major drills held in a vast area from the Persian Gulf to the Indian Ocean.

IRGC Calls US Sabotage of Iran’s Missile Program a Big Lie

Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh rejected US officials’ recent claims that Washington has managed to sabotage Tehran’s missile program as “a very big lie”.

Iran President Unveils New Submarine Equipped with Cruise Missile

Iran on Sunday unveiled a home-grown semi-heavy submarine capable of firing cruise missiles, adding it to the fleet of the Iranian Army’s naval forces.

IRGC Unveils Underground Missile Factory, New Ballistic Missile

The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) unveiled an underground ballistic missile factory and also a new ground-to-ground ballistic missile on Thursday, in a show of strength amid heightened western pressure to limit Iran’s missile power.

Iran Censures EU’s ‘Non-Constructive’ Statement

The Iranian foreign ministry on Tuesday rejected the European Union’s criticisms of its missile program and human rights conditions, describing the bloc’s positions as non-constructive and unhelpful.

Iran to Further Expand Its Missile Power If Pressured: IRGC

Deputy Commander of Islamic Republic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) says if Western powers seek to limit Iran’s missile power, the country will have no option but to expand its potentials in the strategically important field.

Iran Unveils New Long-Range Cruise Missile ‘Hoveizeh’

Iran on Saturday unveiled a new cruise missile with a range of 1,350 kilometres, developed by experts at the Iranian Defence Ministry’s Aerospace Industries Organization.

Tehran Raps Paris for Threatening Comments on Iranian Missiles

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has dismissed French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian’s threat to impose sanctions on Iran over its ballistic missiles, saying the Islamic Republic’s missile power is non-negotiable.

Iran’s Regional Influence Cannot Be Eliminated: Parl Speaker

Iran’s Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani says Iran’s influence in the region is invincible, as the Islamic Revolution has progressed so great that the enemies’ big plots would reach nowhere.

Iran Slams France for ‘Irresponsible’ Missile Claims

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has criticized his French counterpart’s remarks about Iran’s missile program, urging Paris not to repeat the incorrect claims of those opposed to the Iran nuclear deal.

Iran’s Defence Spending in Spotlight: Teeny Budget Compared with Rivals’

The Iranian government’s latest bill for state budget has been a hot topic in political and media circles in recent days. The bill, presented to the parliament by President Hassan Rouhani late last month, allocates over 4,700 trillion rials for the fiscal year that will start on March 21.

Iran to Send Two Satellites into Orbit: President Rouhani

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says domestically-manufactured rockets will carry two new satellites into orbit “in the coming weeks.”

Iran’s Missile Tests Not Banned by UNSC Resolution 2231: Zarif

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 Missile Program in Compliance with UNSC Resolution 2231’

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”.

‘Iran Has No Plan to Have Missiles Capable of Carrying Nuclear Warheads’

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.

‘Iran Not to Ask for Anyone’s Permission for Missile Tests’

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 Rejects Pompeo’s Claim, Says Missile Program ‘for Defence’

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.

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