A senior Iranian military commander says the country’s Armed Forces are fully prepared to make the enemies regret any wrong move against the Islamic Republic. “We are monitoring threats and boosting the defense capabilities of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Army accordingly,” the second-in-command of the Iranian Army, Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan, said on […]

Iran’s Majlis (Parliament) Speaker Ali Larijani has denounced United States President Donald Trump’s recent rant against the Islamic Republic at the United Nations. Addressing the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, Trump accused Iran of “supporting terrorists.” He said, “The Iranian regime’s support for terror is in stark contrast to the recent commitments of many […]

Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami says the Islamic Republic will seek permission from no country to bolster its defense power. Brig. Gen. Hatami made the remark on Saturday, which marked the beginning of the annual Sacred Defense Week in Iran. “As long as the rhetoric of some [countries] is one of threat, Iran’s reinforcement of […]

TEHRAN – An Iranian cleric slammed the US president’s harsh remarks against Iran at the UN General Assembly as an indication of Washington’s outrage at its “ideological failures”, noting that Russia’s alliance with Iran in the war against terrorism has infuriated and frustrated Americans. The anti-Iran remarks at the UN General Assembly were made by […]

A senior general with Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the Takfiri Daesh terror group will be uprooted in two months. The countries fighting Daesh will in two months celebrate its collapse, said Major General Qassem Soleimani, who commands the IRGC’s Quds Force, the IRIB reported on Thursday. “Iran, Russia, Syria, and Iraq should […]

TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani unveiled plans on Friday for a boost to the country’s military and defense power, including an enhancement of its missile program. Addressing a military ceremony marking the Sacred Defense Week, held in Tehran, President Rouhani said Iran would strengthen its defense and military power to the extent it deems […]

A senior Iranian official has expressed the Islamic Republic’s opposition to an upcoming referendum for independence by Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, saying that Tehran supports the Arab country’s territorial integrity. Abbas Araqchi, who is Iran’s deputy foreign minister for legal and international affairs, made the remarks during the annual coordination meeting of the foreign ministers of the Organisation of Islamic […]

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says US President Donald Trump’s position on the landmark nuclear deal signed between Iran and the P5+1 group of countries prove that any talks with Washington will bear no fruits. “The stance [adopted by] the current US administration on the JCPOA (nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan […]

Iran’s Foreign Minister Zarif discussed various bilateral and regional issues, including KRG referendum plan and JCPOA with his French and German counterpart in New York on Wednesday. Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian discussed issues of mutual interest in a meeting in New York. During the Wednesday talks held […]

Army Chief Maj. Gen. Bagheri criticized Iraqi Kurdistan Region’s plan to hold a referendum on independence, saying the move would hurt the Kurds in northern Iraq. Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Bagheri made the remarks on Thursday, saying the current grievous situation in Iraq and lack of unity in the […]