Iranian warplanes warned off two “coalition vessels” during military drill in waters off the country’s southeast, a senior naval officer said, in the latest confrontation between Iranian and western forces that patrol the Gulf. The …
Two weeks after widespread protests against economic hardship and lack of freedoms shook the Islamic Republic, its Supreme Leader has ordered the Iranian Armed Forces to reduce their involvement in the country’s economy, The Iranian …
AEOI spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi has said in Iran no figure is authorized to give access to IAEA to visit military sites, and there is essentially nothing included in the Safeguards Agreement, Additional Protocol, and JCPOA, …
Iran violated a UN arms embargo by directly or indirectly providing missiles and drones to the Houthis in Yemen, a new United Nations expert report said Friday. According to excerpts, the 79-page report, which has …
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif discussed on Friday the political settlement in Syria, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. The two diplomats had a telephone conversation …
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) says anti-government protests that it blames on foreign instigators have been “defeated,” RFERL reports. “Iran’s revolutionary people along with tens of thousands of Basij forces, police and the Intelligence …
Iran’s army chief declared on Thursday that police had quelled anti-government unrest that has killed 21 people but that his troops were ready to intervene if needed, as authorities staged more pro-government rallies, Reuters reports. …
Three members of Iran’s intelligence forces were killed in clashes with armed counter-revolutionary teams in the western city of Piranshahr on Wednesday, a security official said as quoted by Tasnim News. The announcement further added …
A former Iranian army officer wrote his resignation on Sunday on the Twitter account “IranianAmericanYouth” and announced that he joined the rebels to fight against the regime, Egypt Today reports. The officer took a picture …
Iran’s top military commander says the country’s armed forces will never allow the enemies to fulfill their “evil dream” of toppling the Islamic Establishment, IFP News reports. “The Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of …
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