Regional Security
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Armed Forces axis of security in Iran
TEHRAN, May. 28 (MNA) – Commander of Iran’s Navy Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari underlining the need for increasing deterrence and defense capabilities of the Armed Forces, said the Armed Forces are security axis of the country.
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Rouhani:
Sectarianism 'a disruptive blight to regional security'
TEHRAN, May 28 (MNA) – President Hassan Rouhani denounced sectarianism as a blight disruptive to the security in the region while underlining cooperation with Persian Gulf states as a principle for Iran's foreign policy.
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Shamkhani:
Iran welcomes China’s part in Astana process
TEHRAN, May 24 (MNA) – Iran’s SNSC head Ali Shamkhani welcomed China’s participation in Astana talks on settling Syrian crisis, deeming the country’s active presence in political processes in region highly positive.
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Iran, Russia, Afghanistan security heads soon to hold summit
TEHRAN, May 24 (MNA) – Iran, Russia and Afghanistan have agreed to hold a trilateral summit headed by their respective secretaries of national security in Kabul in the near future, Head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council said Wednesday.
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Putin:
Security actions infringing on sovereignty unacceptable
ZAVIDOVO, May 24 (MNA) – Regional and global security tasks should be addressed without actions infringing on sovereign interests, a read-out of Russian President Vladimir Putin's greeting message delivered to the participants of the eighth high-level international security conference Wednesday said.
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Russia security session;
Riyadh summit statements to intensify regional tensions
TEHRAN, May 24 (MNA) – During a meeting of security officials of Iran, Russia, Iraq and Syria, stressful and non-constructive statements made in the Riyadh were said to have laid the groundwork for regional instability and tension.
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Shamkhani in Moscow:
Accruing weapons never led to increased security
TEHRAN, May 23 (MNA) – Head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council who is in Moscow for security meeting criticized Saudi Arabia’s massive arms deal with US, saying accruing weapons has never brought security for any country.
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Shamkhani to visit Moscow for security meeting
TEHRAN, May 22 (MNA) – Head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani will depart for the Russian capital on Tue. to attend International Meeting of High Representatives for Security Issues.
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'Repeating the likes of 9/11': Tehran slams Trump on shocking Saudi shift
TEHRAN, May 22 (MNA) – Iran’s foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, advised US President Donald Trump that, rather than confronting Tehran, he should be discussing how to avoid another 9/11 attacks with his Saudi Arabian partners during an official visit to Riyadh.
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Armed Forces spox.:
US intelligence ‘limited’ on Iran’s military might
TEHRAN, May 15 (MNA) – US reports on Iran’s defense power shows the country’s limited intelligence on our actual military might, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces said Monday.
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Army Chief:
Iran’s information dominance renders enemies passive
TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) – Iranian Army Chief Maj. Gen. Mohammad Hossein Bagheri said Thu. information dominance, unique and undiscoverable abilities of Iran’s Navy defense will keep enemies ‘passive’ and ‘wandering’.
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Leader warns presidential candidates on enemies’ plots
TEHRAN, May 10 (MNA) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei urged presidential candidates to pay attention to economic issues, national dignity and security in their campaigns.
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Iran’s IAEA envoy:
Nuke-free ME possible only with intl. pressure on Israel
TEHRAN, May 10 (MNA) – The Iranian ambassador to IAEA Reza Najafi called on international community to exert sustained pressure on Israel for the establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the Middle East.
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Ghasemi:
Zionists' hostility threatens Syrian territorial integrity
TEHRAN, Apr. 29 (MNA) – Iran’s FM spokesperson said repeated aggressions of Zionists against Syria undermines sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Arab country and strengthen terrorists.
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Zarif extend condolence over martyrdom of border guards
TEHRAN, Apr. 27 (MNA) – FM Javad Zarif said the Islamic Republic's diplomatic apparatus would spare no efforts to punish the evil terrorists in a recent clash in the county’s southeastern region by using all available diplomatic channels.
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Iran, India’s MoD's call for joint coop. against terrorism
TEHRAN, Apr. 26 (MNA) – Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan and his Indian counterpart Arun Jaitley met on the sidelines of Moscow security conference to stress the need for a decisive fight against terrorism.
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Def. Min. Dehghan lands in Moscow
TEHRAN, Apr. 25 (MNA) – Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan has arrived in Russia in order to meet with his Russian counterpart.
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Shamkhani:
Security coop. strengthens Iran, Afghanistan’s stability
TEHRAN, Apr. 23 (MNA) – SNSC head Ali Shamkhani while slamming Taliban’s deadly attack at Afghan military base, said intelligence and security cooperation between Iran and Afghanistan will strengthen stability of both countries.
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Zarif:
Iran attaches great importance to Pakistan’s security
TEHRAN, Apr. 23 (MNA) – Iran’s Foreign Minister Zarif underlined that security of Pakistan held great significance to the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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Larijani:
Sustainable security requires Iran-Pakistan close coop.
TEHRAN, Apr. 22 (MNA) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani, calling for further cooperation to fight against terrorism, said the Islamic Republic believes in Pakistan’s effective role to establish security in the region.
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Interior Min.:
Iran stands firmly against insecurity
TEHRAN, Apr. 22 (MNA) – Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli, while noting that no efforts will be spared to hold healthy elections, said any movement against public safety or security will be confronted with without compromise.
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Dehghan:
World caught up in Israeli, Saudi regimes' aggressive policies
TEHRAN, Apr.16 (MNA) – Iran’s Defense Min. Dehghan said the world today is caught up in terrorist threats of ISIL, al-Nusra and other Takfiri-Wahhabi extremist groups, as well as the aggressive policies of US, Israel and Saudi Arabia.
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Army Navy cmdr.:
Global imperialism 'source of insecurity in region'
TEHRAN, Apr.16 (MNA) – Arm Naval Force commander has said thanks to the good offices of armed forces, Makran coasts have enjoyed full security.
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Shamkhani:
Firm resolve for joint Iran-Russia-Syria coop.
TEHRAN, Apr. 09 (MNA) – SNSC head Ali Shamkhani in a phone conversation with Syria's national security chief Ali Mamlouk said there is firm resolve for joint cooperation between Iran, Russia and Syria in the fight against terrorism.
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Parl. calls for fact-finding mission on Syria’s gas attack
TEHRAN, Apr. 09 (MNA) – Iran’s Parl. Speaker Ali Larijani said a fact-finding mission should be sent into Syria to find out how chemical weapons had been smuggled into Syria and who had been behind the attack in Syrian town of Khan Sheikhun.
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Ghasemi rebukes Jordan King for ‘shallow viewpoint’ on region
TEHRAN, Apr. 09 (MNA) – Iran’s FM Spokesman Ghasemi said King of Jordan is strategically wrong in his definition of terrorism and his remarks reveal the shallow depth of his outlook toward regional developments.
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Enhancing capabilities, top priority: Cmdr.
TEHRAN, Apr. 04 (MNA) – Maj. Gen. Mohammad Hossein Bagheri addressed the personnel of the Joint Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of Iran on Tuesday and recounted the priorities of forces for the new year.
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936 gunmen, some of their families leave al-Waer
HOMS, Apr. 02 (MNA) – The third batch of gunmen and some of their families who rejected to join the reconciliation agreement left al-Waer neighborhood on Saturday in a step towards evacuating the neighborhood of gunmen and arms and to return all the governmental institutions to it.
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Tehran invited to Afghanistan peace conf. in Moscow
TEHRAN, Apr. 01 (MNA) – Russia’s Foreign Ministry announced the holding of the third peace conference on Afghanistan in Moscow on April 14, attended by 12 countries including Iran.
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Larijani:
Iran welcomes regional coop. to build security
TEHRAN, Mar. 18 (MNA) – In separate messages to neighboring states on the occasion of Nowruz, Parliament Speaker Larijani said cooperation and constructive engagement among neighboring countries were prerequisites to solving regional issues.