Iranian armed forces

Iranian armed forces

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  Nigeria judge: Iranian, colleague smuggled weapons

  An Iranian and his Nigerian accomplice were sentenced to five years in prison Monday over a plot they orchestrated to smuggle a shipment of ... 

• Iran's leader accused of manipulating public views

  Iran's armed forces joint chief of staff is accusing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of trying to manipulate public opinion. It is the latest exchange ... 

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  Iran's president slams 'foreign presence' in Gulf

  The Iranian president on Thursday slammed the West for its naval presence in the Persian Gulf while the country's army commanders warned archenemy ... 

• Iran: Commanders authorized to respond to attacks

  The spokesman for Iran's armed forces says military commanders have been given the authority to respond immediately to enemy attacks. Gen. 

• Report: Iran test-fires short-range missiles

  Iranian media say the military has test-fired several short-range missiles, including the type Palestinian militant Hamas group used to attack Tel ... 

• Shiite militant threatens Iranian exiles in Iraq

  The head of a new Shiite militant group in Iraq on Tuesday threatened to carry out more attacks on a camp for Iranian exiles that was struck by dozens ... 

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  Return of sectarian threats in Iraq raises alarm

  The fliers began turning up at Sunni households in the Iraqi capital's Jihad neighborhood last week bearing a chilling message: Get out now or face ... 

• Iran's Revolutionary Guard denies drone capture

  Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard is denying that it captured a foreign unmanned aircraft during a military exercise in southern Iran. A spokesman ... 

• Iran reports death of Revolutionary Guards officer

  An Iranian semi-official news agency is reporting that a commander of the powerful Revolutionary Guards has been killed in the country's Kurdish ... 

• Iran says it has captured a foreign 'enemy drone'

  Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard said Saturday that it had captured a foreign unmanned aircraft during a military exercise in southern Iran. Gen. 

• Iran Revolutionary Guard begins military exercises

  Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard has begun a three-day ground and air military exercise aimed at upgrading its combat readiness. State TV says the ... 

• Iran plans to establish new navy base

  Iran's official news agency says the country's navy plans to establish a new base near Pakistan's border in the Sea of Oman. The plans are part of ... 

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  Iran mourns slain senior military commander

  Prominent Iranian politicians and clerics led mourners at a funeral Thursday for a senior commander of the country's powerful Revolutionary Guards who ... 

• A senior Iranian commander reportedly killed

  An Iranian independent news website is reporting that a senior commander of Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard has been killed in Lebanon The website ... 

• Iranian Guard asserts power over Strait of Hormuz

  The top commander of Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard insists his force controls shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, gateway for one fifth of the ... 

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  Iranians freed in major prisoner swap in Syria

  Rebels freed 48 Iranians on Wednesday in exchange for more than 2,000 prisoners, including women and children, held by Syrian authorities — a deal ... 

• Iran says it captured 2 more US drones in past

  An Iranian navy commander claims Iran captured two small U.S. drones in past missions in addition to at least four others reported earlier. Adm. 

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  Iran warns foreign planes near Strait of Hormuz

  Iran's navy issued dozens of warnings to foreign planes and warships that approached its forces during a five-day sea maneuver near the strategic ... 

• Iran test-fires missiles near Strait of Hormuz

  Iran's navy said Monday it test-fired a range of weapons during ongoing maneuvers near the Strait of Hormuz, the passageway for one-fifth of the ... 

• Iran may open military site to UN nuclear watchdog

  An Iranian official is saying the country may open a controversial military site to inspectors of the United Nations nuclear watchdog. A Thursday ... 

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  Iran claims US drone capture; Navy denies loss

  Iran claimed Tuesday it had taken another prize in a growing showdown with Washington over drone surveillance, displaying a purported U.S.