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Are Military Strikes Being Planned Against Iran?
2011-11-08 Read More...
Reports were strengthening last week that some governments may be planning a military strike against Tehran’s nuclear

New Iranian Radar to Detect Unmanned Drones
2011-10-11 Read More...
A senior Military Commander said Iran's air defense units have been equipped with advanced radars capable of detecting unmanned

New Advanced Missile Joins Iran’s Air Defense
2011-10-03 Read More...
A new advanced medium-range missile system entitled “Mersad” has been delivered to the Air Defense Units of the Iranian Armed

Iran to Deploy Ships Close to US Waters
2011-09-30 Read More...
Iran's Navy is going to deploy ships close to US territorial waters, its Commander-in-Chief was quoted as saying earlier this

Iran Launches Production of Qader Cruise Missile
2011-09-29 Read More...
Iran's Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi launched the production line of the cruise missile dubbed Qader (the Able) on

Tehran Would Welcome at “Hotline” with the US
2011-09-27 Read More...
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said he would welcome a "hotline" with the United States or any other way to head off conflict in the Arabian Gulf.

Iran Launches "Offensive" Aerial Maneuvers
2011-09-09 Read More...
Earlier this week, Iran launched 10 days of aerial maneuvers in its northwest with a top Air Force Commander describing the drills as

IAEA Concerned About Iran's Nuclear Work
2011-09-05 Read More...
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is "increasingly concerned" about possible activity in Iran to develop a nuclear payload for a missile, it

Iran Dispatches Submarine & Warship to Red Sea
2011-09-02 Read More...
Iran has dispatched a submarine and a warship to the Red Sea on a patrol mission, Navy Commander Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said in a report by state media earlier this

Defense Official: “Israel Could Not Stop Iran with One Strike”
2011-08-31 Read More...
Israel would not be able to halt Iran’s reported quest for atomic weapons with a single strike, a Senior Israeli Defense Official

Iran Warns NATO of any Intervention in Syria
2011-08-30 Read More...
Iran warned NATO against any temptation to intervene in Syria, saying that rather than the defeating a regime it would be bogged down in a “quagmire” similar to Iraq or

Iran Unveils New Marine Missile & Torpedo System
2011-08-25 Read More...
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad unveiled a short range marine missile and a torpedo system as Iran marked its annual “Defense Industry Day,” state media

Iran Lagging in Enrichment Plan
2011-08-04 Read More...
Iran is lagging on equipping a bunker with centrifuges that will enrich uranium closer to weapons-grade but plans to boost output by using more machines than originally planned, diplomats told The Associated

Iran Welcomes Russia's Positive Attitude
2011-08-02 Read More...
Tehran welcomes the fact that Moscow has adopted a positive attitude and is making efforts to help resolve the dispute over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program through diplomatic means, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said

Iran: US Drone Shot Down Over Nuclear Site
2011-07-22 Read More...
Iran has shot down an unmanned US spy plane over its Fordu nuclear site, a state-run Website reported on Wednesday, a day after it confirmed it was installing a new generation of advanced uranium enrichment

GCC Rejects Iran Cleric’s Claims on Bahrain
2011-07-20 Read More...
The Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) on Monday delivered a protest note to Iran’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia over an Iranian Cleric’s remarks on Bahrain, a GCC statement

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