Counter Fuel Smuggling operations rises in Iran
TEHRAN (Iran News)- Police Chief of the Southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchistan Brigadier General Mohammad Qanbari said that the attracting crime of fuel smuggling out of Iran is being seriously fought, adding that his forces have confiscated nearly 7.8 million liters of smuggled fuel since the start of the local calendar year on March […]
Damascus take control over Regions at Syrian-Turkish Border
TEHRAN (Iran News)- The Syrian Army deployed a number of its troops in the Northern countryside of Hasaka province as part of its plan to counter Ankara aggression and defend the locals, further strengthening its military positions along the Syrian-Turkish Border. The Syrian government continued to deploy its forces to the Syrian-Turkish border after Kurdish […]
Iran: US Account of Baghdadi Death not that worthy
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry dismissed the fuss over the purported killing of ISIS ringleader as part of the US president’s attempts for re-election, saying the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi would not put an end to the ISIL or ISISterrorist group and its ideology. “The Americans themselves have claimed and even confessed […]
Iran can use Newly-Developed training Jet for CAS Operations
TEHRAN (Iran News)- Chairman of the Iran Aviation Industry Organization Amir Karim Bani Tarafi announced that the domestically-manufactured training jet, Yasin, which was unveiled earlier this month can also be equipped with bombs and missiles in future to be used for close air support (CAS) operations. “At present, the plane only has a training function […]
Russia: No proof of Baghdadi’s Extermination by US
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Russia’s defense ministry has no reliable proof that Daesh (also ISIL) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed in a US raid and doubts that such a raid has ever taken place, the ministry’s spokesman, Igor Konashenkov, said on Sunday. “Russia’s defense ministry has no reliable information about an operation by […]
Syria army deploys troops 3km away from Turkish border
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Units of the Syria Arab Army on Sunday deployed in four new villages in Ras al-Ayn countryside, reducing a distance towards the Turkish border to few kilometers. Syrian news agency SANA’s reporter in Hasaka made a report. Says that army units advanced from the direction of Tal Tamr in the northern […]
US controlling Syria oil fields ‘banditry’; Russia protests
Russia has slammed as “banditry” plans by the United States to deploy more forces in Syria, accusing the administration of President Donald Trump of seeking to seize the Syria oil fields under false pretexts. Iran News quotes the report. Trump and Pentagon chief Mark Esper confirmed Thursday that, while Washington was pulling some troops out […]
ISIS leader believed to be dead; sources
ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is believed to have been killed in a raid conducted by the US military in northwest Syria on Saturday, according to a senior US defense official and a source with knowledge. The final confirmation is pending while DNA and biometric testing is ongoing, both sources tell CNN. Iran News covers […]
Russia, Turkey meets for extra S-400 Missiles
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Russia said Wednesday it had completed the deliveries of S-400 missiles defense systems to Turkey, and the two sides are in talks for a new deal. Alexander Mikheyev, the head of state-controlled arms trader Rosoboronexport, said the defense systems contract was completed ahead of schedule. “[We] successfully handled the logistics and […]
US troops leaving Syria cannot stay in Iraq: Baghdad
TEHRAN (Iran News) – US troops leaving Syria and heading to neighboring Iraq do not have permission to stay in the country, Iraq’s military said Tuesday as American forces continued to pull out of northern Syria after Turkey’s invasion of the border region. The statement appears to contradict US Defense Secretary Mark Esper, who has […]