US seeking more military presence in Persian Gulf under old pretexts
Washington has developed a plan to create a military coalition to safeguard strategic waters in the Persian Gulf region, chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff, Marine General Joseph Dunford said.
Iran’s defensive power ready to prevent any offensive: Gen. Pakpour
Commander of the IRGC’s Ground Force Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour says the Islamic Republic’s military doctrine is based on deterrence, but the armed forces are fully ready to back off any possible offensive by the enemies at an operational level.
US asked Iran for ‘limited air strike’ to save face after drone shootdown
The United States conveyed a message to Iran saying it wanted to conduct a limited strike against the country after its violating drone was shot down in the Persian Gulf, a senior Iranian commander said.
Enemies worried about war, focused on economic scenarios: IRGC chief
The chief commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) says the US is worried about the prospect of war and is instead focused on economic conflict against the Islamic Republic.
Slightest move against Iran to set whole region aflame: Rezaie
The Secretary of Iran’s Expediency Council has warned against Washington’s constant change of rhetoric and threats against Tehran, saying the Americans are well aware that the slightest move against Iran would engulf the whole region.
Regional states can form ‘Islamic superpower’: military adviser
A senior Iranian military official called on regional countries to seek unity in the face of non-regional arrogant powers, saying that Muslim states can form an “Islamic superpower”.
War with Iran to engulf whole region: Nasrallah
Secretary General of Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement, Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah, has warned that any war against Iran would not stop at the Islamic Republic's borders, and it would cause the entire Middle East region to "erupt".
US economic war targeting 82mn Iranians ‘a crime against humanity’
The Iranian president says that the US is staging a war against 82 million Iranians not the government, condemning the US economic war and sanctions as 'a crime against humanity.'
Iran, France envoys to Baghdad discuss regional developments
The Iranian and French ambassadors to Iraq met in Baghdad on Sunday to discuss regional developments.
We don’t want war, but ready to counter threats: IRGC cmdr.
Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Major General Hossein Salami highlighted the elite force’s position at the forefront of countering the enemies, saying the Islamic Republic does not want war with any country but is ready to foil the possible threats.