Iran, Uzbekistan Mull Defense Cooperation
The defense ministers of Iran and Uzbekistan weighed plans for close cooperation between the two countries’ defense and security forces, particularly in the fight against terrorism.
Iran to Send Naval Flotillas to Japan, Italy
Iran’s Navy will send military vessels to the coasts of Japan and Italy in the near future for friendly visits, a top commander said.
US to pay for its enmity towards Iran: top cmdr.
Chief of General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Maj. Gen. Mohammad Hossein Bagheri said that the United States will soon pay the price of its enmities towards Iran.
“We must expand our influence sphere from the region to the world”: IRGC chief cmdr.
“We must expand our influence sphere from the region to the world to leave no secure region for the enemy across the globe,” the newly appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Hossein Salami said on Wednesday.
Defense min. says ‘Trumpism’ world’s biggest security threat
Iranian Minister of Defense Amir Hatami, who is in Russia to attend Moscow security conference, said the most important security threat in the world is the dangerous behavior of US President Donald Trump.
Presence of trans-regional forces in north of Indian Ocean pointless
“The world should know that the presence of trans-regional forces in north of the Indian Ocean is pointless and security would be provided merely by cooperation among regional countries,” the Commander of Iranian Army Navy Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi said on Monday.
Iranian Navy dispatches ‘peace and friendship’ flotilla to Kazakhstan
The Iranian Navy dispatched its 9th flotilla to Kazakhstan on Monday, to deliver the message of 'peace and friendship' to the Caspian Sea littoral state.
Iran’s defense min. due in Moscow on Tuesday
Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami will leave Tehran for Moscow on Tuesday to attend the 8th Moscow Conference on International Security.
Hossein Salami named IRGC chief
Ayatollah Khamenei, the Supreme Commander of All Iranian Armed Forces, has appointed the former IRGC Deputy Commander Brigadier General Hossein Salami as the new chief commander of the Revolutionary Guards.
Navy Commander Eyes Closer Iran-China Military Cooperation
Visiting Commander of the Iranian Navy Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi said the Islamic Republic and China have numerous capacities that can be tapped to boost their military cooperation.