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Iran agrees on naval exercises with Pakistan

Iran agrees on naval exercises with Pakistan

Chief of the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Mohammad Bagheri announced today the upcoming naval exercises with Pakistan. "We have reached good agreements, including on the joint naval exercises in the territorial waters …

Pirats attack tanker in Gulf of Aden

Pirats attack tanker in Gulf of Aden

Iranian naval forces intervened on Saturday to repel pirates who attacked an Iranian oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden, Fox News informs with a reference to Iran's state media reported. Pirates in five speedboats attacked the …

Iranian Air Defense forces launch massive exercise

Iranian Air Defense forces launch massive exercise

Iran’s Air Defense units staged a large-scale military exercise in the country’s central desert areas on Tuesday. Attended by air defense units from the Army and the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), the joint air …

What is going on between Azerbaijan and Iran?

What is going on between Azerbaijan and Iran?

The military-analytical channel Caliber on October 9 wrote about Iran's intervention in last year's Karabakh war between Armenia and Azerbaijan. According to the source, the Iranian military, having invaded the territory of Azerbaijan on …

Iran unveils new radar capable of detecting 300 targets

Iran unveils new radar capable of detecting 300 targets

Iran has announced the induction of six new domestic military projects into its armed forces. Yet, the country has only unveiled two of them to the public – a new radar and a command centre for Iranian-made air defence systems. …

IRGC dismantles 3 counter-revolutionary terrorist teams

IRGC dismantles 3 counter-revolutionary terrorist teams

Commander of the IRGC Ground Force, Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour said that three counter-revolutionary terrorist teams trying to endanger the security of the country during elections were dismantled in Iran. According to the …

Iran Conducts Military Drill in Southwestern Region

Iran Conducts Military Drill in Southwestern Region

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps’ (IRGC) Ground Force completed a two-day massive drill in the southwestern province of Khuzestan, near the Iraqi border on February 12,Caspian News reports.  The drill dubbed …

Iran tests new satellite launcher

Iran tests new satellite launcher

Iran said it had successfully tested a satellite launcher to help achieve its “most powerful rocket engine”, in a move likely to trigger protests from the United States and stoke tensions over Tehran’s nuclear and missile …

Iran unveils its largest military vessel during missile drill

Iran unveils its largest military vessel during missile drill

Iran’s navy has officially inducted the country’s largest military vessel into its fleet during a maritime missile drill at a time of heightened tensions with the United States over its nuclear programme, Al Jazeera reports.  …

Iran presents home-made drone

Iran presents home-made drone

The Iranian Army Ground Force's Ababil drones equipped with Almas air-to-surface and precision-guided missiles successfully destroyed hypothetical surface targets during massive aerial drills on Wednesday, …

Iran holds aerial, naval drills off Hormuz Strait

Iran holds aerial, naval drills off Hormuz Strait

Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) is conducting large-scale aerial and naval drills off the strategic Strait of Hormuz and in the Persian Gulf, with the country’s first domestic multi-purpose satellite monitoring the …

Iranian missile hits own naval vessel, killing 19 sailors

Iranian missile hits own naval vessel, killing 19 sailors

One Iranian warship accidentally struck another with a missile during an exercise, killing 19 sailors and wounding 15 others, Iran’s navy said. The incident took place during training in the Gulf of Oman, a sensitive waterway …

Iran's first military satellite reaches orbit

Iran's first military satellite reaches orbit

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards force said it had launched the country’s first military satellite which had gone into orbit. The powerful force said a 'Messenger' satellite carrier was used to launch the Noor …

U.S. troops were still injured in Iran missile attack 

U.S. troops were still injured in Iran missile attack 

Several U.S. service members were injured during last week's Iranian missile attack on Al-Asad airbase in Iraq despite the Pentagon initially saying that no casualties had taken place. "While no U.S. service members were killed …

Had U.S. forces warning before Iranian missile strikes?

Had U.S. forces warning before Iranian missile strikes?

U.S. forces at Iraqi bases most likely had some warning before missiles launched by Iran struck this morning, thanks to a facility devoted to detecting and providing alerts about launches anywhere in the world, according to public documents and a …