Copies of Iranian Shaheds, US suicide drones set to be deployed to Mideast
The US military has created a task force to field its first squadron of new kamikaze attack drones in the Middle East, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Wednesday.
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IRGC to hold naval drills in Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz
Iran’s IRGC Navy will launch a two day exercise on Thursday in the Persian Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz, the Oman Sea and around the country’s southern islands, state media said.
Rubio says Venezuela is ‘anchor’ for Iran’s IRGC, Hezbollah in Americas
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio cast Venezuela as a regional platform for Iranian influence, describing Nicolás Maduro’s government as a narcotics transit hub that hosts Iran’s Revolutionary Guards and its Lebanese ally Hezbollah.
Iran's distant flank in focus as US piles pressure on Venezuela
Tehran warily watches events in the Caribbean as its ally Venezuela faces the largest US military deployment in the region in decades, which US officials describe as a bid to confront narco-terrorism
Iran army says borders now monitored by advanced sensors, cameras
Iran’s army has expanded electronic surveillance along its borders using advanced cameras and sensors, the commander of the army’s ground forces said on Tuesday.
Israel’s Iron Beam laser system to enter operational service within weeks
Israel’s Iron Beam high-power laser interception system will enter initial operational service with the Israel Defense Forces by 30 December, officials announced on Monday.
Trump, Netanyahu discuss Iran as Israeli officials moot new war
US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed regional issues including Iran on Monday, CNN reported, as Israeli defense officials warned that a renewed conflict was possible.
Iran’s Guards launch SCO counter-terrorism exercise in northwest
Iran on Monday began a five-day joint counterterrorism exercise with Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in East Azarbaijan province, bringing foreign contingents to a Revolutionary Guards base near Tabriz for what officials call a strategic readiness drill.
Iran’s Guards say Israel lost 12-day clash, warn tougher response
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said Israel suffered a decisive setback in a recent 12-day confrontation and warned that any further aggression would meet a stronger Iranian response, according to the force’s spokesman speaking on state television.
Iran army chief says foreign powers must leave region
Iran’s army chief said on Saturday that foreign forces should leave the region, saying regional states are capable of maintaining security in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, state media reported.
Iran says it seized two vessels carrying 80,000 liters of smuggled fuel
Iranian authorities said they seized two vessels carrying 80,000 liters of smuggled fuel near the island of Kish in the Persian Gulf on Saturday.
Iran Navy adds repaired destroyer and new floating base
Iran added the floating base Kordestan and the destroyer Sahand to its navy on Saturday, the army said, in a move it described as a boost to its maritime power and technical self-reliance.
US pressure on Venezuela doubles as warning to Iran, ex-CENTCOM chief says
A vast US military buildup in the Caribbean aims to pile pressure not just on Venezuela but fellow adversaries of the United States like Iran, retired four-star General and ex-commander of US Central Command Joseph Votel said on Eye for Iran podcast.
Iran rebuilding nuclear program, former Mossad official says - HuffPost
Iran is steadily rebuilding its nuclear program and stalled talks with the United States have increased the likelihood of another direct confrontation with Israel, HuffPost Italy reported citing a former senior Mossad official.
Iran denounces Australia’s terror designation for Revolutionary Guards
Iran on Thursday condemned Australia's listing of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a state sponsor of terrorism, calling it a politically motivated and unjustified move.
Local Iraqi officials blame gas field rocket strike on Iran-backed groups
A rocket strike on Iraq’s Khor Mor gas field late on Wednesday forced its closure and caused widespread power outages across the Kurdistan region, in an attack local officials cited by Reuters blamed on Iran-backed militias.
Iran Guards commanders urge stronger Basij role after June war
Senior Guards commanders cast the Revolutionary Guard's paramilitary Basij force as central to Iran’s response in June’s 12-day war with Israel and pressed for an expanded role for the force at home and in any future confrontation.
Drones helped locate Iran missile launchers during June war, Israeli firm says
Israeli defense company Elbit Systems said its Hermes 900 drones helped locate dozens of concealed Iranian ballistic missile launchers during the June war between Israel and Iran, The Jerusalem Post reported.
Australia lists Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as state sponsor of terrorism
Australia on Thursday officially designated Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a state sponsor of terrorism after intelligence linked the group to attacks on Jewish centers in Sydney and Melbourne.
Iran says Tehran sonic booms came from MiG-29 on routine mission
Sonic booms heard over Tehran on Tuesday were from Iranian MiG-29 on a routine training flight, the Air Force said, denying any Israeli incursion into the country's air space.
Canada court upholds immigration bar on Iranian over IRGC conscription
A Canadian federal judge has upheld an immigration officer’s decision to deny permanent residency to an Iranian asylum seeker because of his mandatory military service in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
Iran nuclear-linked firm used UK-made parts in radiation devices - FT
Iranian scientists linked to the country’s defense establishment are marketing radiation-detection instruments that they say contain UK-made components from a supplier based in south London borough of Croydon, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.