South Korea is consulting with Iran on how to secure the Strait of Hormuz and the possibility of sending troops to the Middle East, according to a South Korean official.

France is beefing up its military presence in the Middle East, sending a radar system and an aircraft carrier to the region gripped by heightened tensions.

In a phone conversation with his Turkish counterpart, Iranian Minister of Defense Brigadier General Amir Hatami said that Iran is ready to give harsh response to any of the enemies' adventurous measures.

The Iranian minister of defense advised enemies not to test the Islamic Republic’s resolve, or they will have to face the consequences similar to a recent “slap” the US received in the face when Iran launched a missile attack on an American military base in Iraq.

Israeli warplanes have carried out several airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, targeting a number of areas in the north and the northwest of the coastal enclave.

The lieutenant commander of the Iran Air Force for coordination affairs said on Wednesday that his force has recently has made progress in the field of electronic warfare.

TEHRAN (Iran News) – A number of Turkish media said Wednesday, citing the country’s Minister of Defense Hulusi Akar, that the S-400 systems delivered by Russia to Turkey last year will become fully operational in April or May this year. “The training of the personnel for the S-400 systems as well as the deployment of […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Amir Ali Hajizadeh, the chief of the IRGC Aerospace Force, said on Saturday that after he became “confident” that the Ukrainian passenger plane had been shot down erroneously by the Iranian air defense system “I wished death”. The passenger plane, with 179 people aboard, was mistakenly downed on Wednesday morning. It […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – US President Donald Trump says he believes American troops should stay in Iraq until Baghdad pays for “the money we put in” the country over the past several years. “I said, ‘If we leave, you got to pay us,’” Trump said Friday in an Oval Office interview with Fox News. “If we leave […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – The Defense Minister of Venezuela, General Vladimir Padrino Lopez condemned the US for assassinating Iran revered commander, General Qassem Soleimani, as “a terrorist act” and said Caracas sides with Tehran in the campaign against the global arrogance. In a telephone conversation with Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami on Thursday, […]