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Iran needs no permission to boost defense power 04 Feb 2019

Iran needs no permission to boost defense power

The spokesman of the Iranian Armed Forces said that Iran seeks nobody’s permission to boost its defense capability. “The Islamic Republic of Iran manufactures any required equipment to defend the country and will not ask for anybody’s permission in this regard,” Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi told IRNA on Sunday. He went on to say that […]

Defense budget up by 21% in next year’s bill: Hatami 02 Jan 2019

Defense budget up by 21% in next year’s bill: Hatami

 Defense Minister Amir Hatami said Wed. that next year’s budget bill (to come into effect from March 21) has envisioned 21% increase for the development of defense sector. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a cabinet session on Wednesday, Defense Minister Amir Hatami said he submitted a report to the cabinet session on the […]

Russian Defense Ministry delegation arrives in Iran 25 Dec 2018

Russian Defense Ministry delegation arrives in Iran

 A delegation from the Russian Defense Ministry has arrived in Iran for a session of the bilateral group for military cooperation, the Russian ministry press service said on Monday. “On December 24, a delegation of the Russian Defense Ministry led by the deputy chief of the Russian Army General Staff, Vice-Admiral Igor Osipov, arrived in […]

Final stage of ‘Great Prophet-12’ massive drills kicks off in Persian Gulf 22 Dec 2018

Final stage of ‘Great Prophet-12’ massive drills kicks off in Persian Gulf

The ground forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) kicked off the final stage of massive military maneuvers code-named the ‘Great Prophet-12’ in the Persian Gulf. The IRGC Ground Forces are holding the final stage of eight-day large-scale military drills, code-named the ‘Great Prophet-12’ in the Persian Gulf region. The drills, which started on […]

‘Sahand’ destroyer joins Iran’s naval fleet 01 Dec 2018

‘Sahand’ destroyer joins Iran’s naval fleet

 A new generation of Moudge-class destroyer, ‘Sahand’, with twice the defensive and offensive power of Jamaran destroyer, has joined Iran’s naval fleet in the Persian Gulf on Saturday. At the order of Commander of Iran’s Army Major General Seyed Abdolrahim Mousavi, ‘Sahand’ destroyer, a next-gen Moudge-class, has joined Iran’s naval fleet in the Persian Gulf […]

No military can overcome Iran’s defense power 03 Nov 2018

No military can overcome Iran’s defense power

 A spokesman for the General Staff of the Armed Forces cautioned against any malicious measure against the Islamic Republic, saying that the armed forces would give a proportionate response to the slightest aggression against the country. Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi on Saturday pointed to Iran’s defense power and the strength of the Iranian Armed Forces, […]

Manufacturing Kosar jet fighter proves sanctions ‘ineffective’ 03 Nov 2018

Manufacturing Kosar jet fighter proves sanctions ‘ineffective’

Commander-in-Chief of the Army Major General Seyed Abdolrahim Mousavi said that manufacturing a fighter jet aircraft dubbed ‘Kosar’ proved that sanctions are ‘ineffective’ weapon. He pointed to the mass production of Kosar jet fighter aircraft as a new jump in the promotion of air force’s capability of the country and said, “this valuable move proved […]