TEHRAN – Defeating the Daesh (ISIL) terrorist group was not the final challenge facing the region, Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami said, stressing the need for constant vigilance against foreign plots. Addressing a cultural ceremony on Wednesday, Brigadier General Hatami said the Middle East region, given its conditions and significance, faces new plots […]

TEHRAN – Poland is poised to buy four Patriot air and missile defense systems from the US, worth an estimated $10.5 billion. The NATO ally’s defense minister says the country has been expanding their military to defend against Russia. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency, the arm of the Pentagon that implements foreign arms sales, announced […]

TEHRAN – The US House of Representatives passed a $700 billion defense policy bill on Tuesday, backing President Donald Trump’s call for a bigger, stronger military, but failing to decide how to fund the massive spending increase. The Republican-controlled House voted 356-70 for the annual National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, which authorizes the level […]

TEHRAN – Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani said on Tuesday that Iran will not renegotiate the nuclear deal, or its defense issues. Shamkhani who was visiting Iran News Pavilion at Press Exhibition in Tehran, said, “Besides the fact that Iran has practically shown it is abiding by the deal, the […]

TEHRAN – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei affirmed on Wednesday that Iran’s military capability is “not open to negotiation”. “As we have repeatedly announced, we announce again that the country’s defense capability is not open to negotiation,” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told a graduation ceremony of military cadets. Ayatollah Khamenei stressed that Iran […]

TEHRAN – Iranian Judiciary Chief warned European countries not to follow the US in trying to meddle in issues related to Iran’s defense activities, saying also that Iran’s missile program is for defense and non-negotiable. “Europe has no right to meddle in our defense affairs,” Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani said Monday at a meeting of […]

TEHRAN  – Deputy Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Brigadier General Massoud Jazayeri described any negotiation with foreign countries about the Islamic Republic’s defense power as “a red line”. In remarks released on Saturday, Brigadier General Jazayeri underlined that Iran’s political and defense doctrine is based on the internal strength of the Islamic […]

TEHRAN – Iranian and Russian defense ministers explored avenues for the enhancement of military cooperation between Tehran and Moscow in the fight against terrorism and extremism. In a telephone conversation on Thursday, Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami and his Russian counterpart Sergey Shoygu talked about the latest regional and international developments and the […]

Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Baqeri has arrived in Syria to hold key military and defense talks. Heading a high-ranking delegation, Baqeri left Tehran for Damascus on Tuesday and plans to meet with his Syrian counterpart, General Ali Abdullah Ayoub, and Defense Minister Major General Fahd Jassem al-Freij. The […]

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 […]