Tag: Politics
Iranian army chief of staff: Passive defense key to national resilience against emerging threats
TEHRAN –Army Chief of Staff and Deputy Coordinator Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari has stressed the strategic importance of passive defense in safeguarding the country’s critical infrastructure, maintaining essential services and strengthening national resilience against emerging and increasingly complex threats.
Iran holds US and Israel responsible for disruption of maritime Security
TEHRAN – Iran’s Ambassador and Chargé d’Affaires to the United Nations in New York, Gholamhossein Darzi, has said the United States and the Israeli regime bear direct responsibility for any disruption or obstruction of maritime navigation in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, warning that their continued acts of aggression and maritime restrictions…
Iran targeted USS Abraham Lincoln with cruise missile, Navy Cmdr. says
TEHRAN – Iran’s Navy targeted the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier with a strategic cruise missile during the 40-day Ramadan War, the Iranian Navy’s deputy coordinator has said, noting that the force carried out more than 20 operations against U.S. warships and around 300 operations against American interests in various locations.
Iran reports destruction of US drone and three tanker incidents in Strait of Hormuz
TEHRAN – Iran’s armed forces have reported the destruction of two different American unmanned platforms and incidents involving three oil tankers attempting to navigate unauthorized routes through the Strait of Hormuz, as the country maintains restrictions on maritime traffic through the strategic waterway.
Iran condemns Canada, UAE for reiterating territorial claims over three Persian Gulf Islands
TEHRAN– Iran has strongly condemned Canada and the United Arab Emirates for reiterating territorial claims over Abu Musa, the Greater Tunb and the Lesser Tunb, reaffirming that the three islands are inseparable and eternal parts of Iranian territory.
Washington’s Midterm Letter Game
TEHRAN — The disclosure of a letter from US Vice President JD Vance to Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Mohsen Rezaei has triggered a wave of contradictory narratives in Washington, speculative reporting in American media, and a calm, conditional response in Tehran.
Iran’s nuclear doctrine debate reflects national demand for stronger deterrence
TEHRAN — Tehran’s interim Friday prayer leader, Mohammad Javad Haj Ali Akbari, has described calls to review Iran’s nuclear doctrine as a growing national demand rooted in the Iranian people’s experience of Western conduct, heightened security concerns and the need to strengthen the country’s deterrence capabilities.
Yemen sets 3 conditions for ending war with Saudi Arabia
TEHRAN, Oct. 30 (MNA) – A member of the political bureau of the Yemeni Ansarullah movement emphasized that resolving the conflict with Saudi Arabia requires stopping aggression, lifting the siege, and compensation.
IRGC says two tankers halted in Hormuz Strait
TEHRAN, Oct. 30 (MNA) – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Navy announced that two oil tankers attempting to navigate unauthorized routes through the Strait of Hormuz have encountered incidents and were stopped in the waterway’s southern waters.
Revising nuclear doctrine has become people’s demand
TEHRAN, Oct. 30 (MNA) – The interim leader of Tehran Friday Prayers says that ordinary people in Iran are demanding reviewing the nuclear doctrine in the face of new circumestances.