Defense

"Now, by the way, bans on providing Iran with certain types of weapons — tanks, armored personnel carriers and combat aircraft — have been lifted and transferred to a permissive mode. So Iran can voice interest in these types of weapons. If we receive any requests, we will, of course, …

“The US Navy does not pursue anything in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman except causing insecurity, spreading terrorism, espionage and (fomenting) Iranophobia,” Rear Admiral Reza Abbasi said Wednesday. In contrast, the presence of Iranian naval forces in high seas is to deter threats against the country’s territorial …

“The US (military) presence (in the Persian Gulf) definitely fuels insecurity,” the top commander said at a television talk show on Tuesday night, hitting back at Washington which accuses Iran of destabilizing the region. “Do we create tensions or Americans, who have brought about instability in the whole regional countries?” …

Speaking to reporters in Tehran on Tuesday, Rear Admiral Sayyari pointed to the Navy’s plans, saying that holding 20 specialized wargames is on the agenda of the Navy. He added that the military drills, which include electronic warfare, missile tests, intelligence operations, deployment of submarines, and relief and rescue operations, …

In an open session of the parliament on Monday, the MPs approved the proposal to further reinforce the defense capabilities of the Islamic Republic, as a regional power. According to the law, President Hassan Rouhani’s administration must allocate at least 5% of the public budget to projects aimed at bolstering …

“Massive military operations and extraordinary engineering projects carried out in the past few years in the country’s northwestern, western, and southeastern borders by the IRGC Ground Force have resulted in the establishment of sustainable security in the Islamic Republic of Iran’s borders,” Pakpour noted. He made the remarks in a …

Lieutenant Commander of the Iranian Army Ground Force for Coordination Brigadier General Ali Arasteh told Tasnim that advisers from the 65th Nohed Brigade are now stationed in Syria. According to the commander, the Special Forces commandos are not the only advisers that the Army Ground Force has dispatched to Syria, …

Speaking to the Tasnim News Agency on Sunday, IRGC Navy Commander Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi said the speed boats are going to be mass produced in the near future. Back in May 2015, the commander said his forces were testing military speed boats with the breakneck velocity of 110 knots …

Asked about the reason behind Washington’s excessive focus on Iran’s missile program, Brigadier General Massoud Jazayeri said, “One reason is that Americans are extremely worried Iran would achieve capabilities higher than what it has today.” Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a ceremony here in Tehran, he added that …

Addressing a military gathering in Tehran on Sunday, Lieutenant Commander of Khatam al-Anbia Air Defense Base General Ali Reza Sabahi-Fard said the operational capabilities of the base will improve with the employment of the new missile systems. According to the commander, there has been a 1.5-fold increase in the number …