Iran’s Supreme Leader has appointed Ahmad Vahidi as deputy commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), replacing Ali Fadavi, who was moved to head an advisory group under the IRGC commander.
Iran risks sliding deeper into economic and security crises without a fundamental change in its governing approach, a former Revolutionary Guards commander said, adding that he sees no sign the leadership is prepared to make such a shift.
An Iranian vice president on Tuesday defended Tehran’s ballistic missile capabilities as essential for deterrence, after the US president warned of further attacks if Iran moves to develop its missile program which was severely damaged in a June war.
Iran’s foreign ministry said Tehran has designated Canada’s navy a “terrorist organization,” in retaliation for Ottawa’s decision to list Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist entity.
The Kremlin said on Tuesday it sees dialogue with Iran as necessary and urged restraint after President Donald Trump warned Tehran against rebuilding its missile and nuclear programs and said he would back possible Israeli strikes.
A senior aide to Iran’s supreme leader warned on Monday that any new aggression would draw a harsher response, following comments by US President Donald Trump about possible further attacks on Iran.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is developing biological and chemical warheads for the country's long-range ballistic missiles, informed military sources told Iran International on Sunday.
Iran on Sunday launched three domestically built satellites into low Earth orbit aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket, deepening space cooperation between Tehran and Moscow in a program Western governments say draws on technologies applicable to long-range missiles.
Iran’s president said on Saturday the country is facing a full-scale confrontation with the United States, Israel, and Europe, describing the pressure campaign against Tehran as more complex and damaging than the Iran–Iraq war.
The Israeli military said on Thursday it killed a senior operative in Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Quds Force (IRGC-QF) in a joint operation with the country's intelligence agency in northeast Lebanon.
A second former Afghan security commander opposed to the Taliban has been killed in Iran in under four months, raising concerns among Afghan ex-military figures living in the country.
Israel lacks the capacity to fight a prolonged war with Iran, an Iranian daily affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps wrote, saying that any renewed conflict would be far costlier and longer than a previous 12-day confrontation.
Russian President Vladimir Putin told US President George W. Bush in 2001 that Iran was seeking nuclear weapons but that Moscow would not assist Tehran in acquiring sensitive technologies, according to a newly released memorandum of their first face-to-face meeting.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Wednesday they had seized a tanker in the Persian Gulf carrying millions of litres of smuggled fuel, in the latest maritime interception announced by Tehran in the strategic waterway.
Iran’s Supreme Leader approved the development of compact nuclear warheads for ballistic missiles in October, reversing years of restraint after Iran’s June war with Israel, the Italian Institute for International Political Studies said in a report on Wednesday.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they will hold a military drill on Thursday and Friday in Tehran province, warning residents they may hear loud sounds during the exercise.
Iran detained about 2,000 people accused of links to enemy intelligence networks during and after the 12-day war with Israel in June, a senior armed forces official said on Tuesday.
Confusion rippled through Tehran on Monday after an IRGC-aligned news agency reported missile tests over several Iranian cities, only for state television to later deny that any launches had taken place.
Israel’s prime minister warned Iran on Monday that any hostile move would draw a sharp response, amid reports from Tehran that missile drills were under way in several cities.
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said Iran appears not to have fully absorbed the message of Washington’s strike on the Fordow nuclear facility during the Israel–Iran war in June.
Iranian state media reported missile drills in several cities on Monday, as Tehran said its missile program was strictly defensive against the backdrop of rising regional tensions and warnings from Israel.
Iran is set to place three domestically built satellites into low Earth orbit on Sunday in a multi-payload launch from Russia, marking another step in Tehran’s expanding space program, which Western governments say relies on technologies applicable to long-range missiles.