Border Guard

Iran able to fight anti-security moves in other countries: official  

TEHRAN, Feb. 18 (MNA) – Director general of border affairs said Mon. if the Pakistani government is incapable of fighting terrorism in the region, Iran has the ability to confront any anti-security move against it in any country.

IRGC spokesman dismisses Netanyahu’s claims on attacking Iranian bases in Syria

TEHRAN, Jan. 28 (MNA) – Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) spokesman Brigadier General Ramazan Sharif has rejected the Israeli prime minister’s claims on attacking Iranian bases in Syria as completely ‘baseless’ and ‘false.’

Border police cmdr.:

Efforts underway to release Iranian border guards held in Pakistan

TEHRAN, Jan. 26 (MNA) – Commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Border Guard Command Brigadier General Ghasem Rezaei says Iran is following up in earnest on the ensuring the release of abducted border guards held hostage in Pakistan.

Iran border guards seize 2.15 tons of illicit drugs in SE

TEHRAN, Jan. 01 (MNA) – The border guards’ commander of Sistan and Balouchestan province said that the force has seized 2,150kg of different illicit drugs in a Monday operation near the city of Zabol in southeast Iran.

Iran, Russia sign agreement on border coop.

TEHRAN, Dec. 30 (MNA) – The Director General of Border Affairs Department at Iranian Foreign Ministry Shahriar Heidari said Sun. that Iran and Russia have signed a cooperation agreement on a pilot electronic blockade project on the borders.

Iran, Pakistan determined to boost border security: FM spox

TEHRAN, Dec. 18 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi says Iran and Pakistan are determined to take necessary measures to boost the security of their shared borders.

Iran condemns terrorist attack in Pakistan

TEHRAN, Dec. 16 (MNA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned the terrorist attack along the Pakistan-Iran border, which killed and injured a number of Pakistani soldiers.

Iran border cmdr. meets with Azeri president in Baku

TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) – Iranian Border Guard Commander Brigadier General Ghasem Rezaei met and held talks with President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev in Baku on Tuesday.

Deputy FM Araghchi:

JCPOA participants planning to make up for US withdrawal

TEHRAN, Dec. 03 (MNA) – Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas Araghchi has said that the JCPOA participants are planning to compensate for the US withdrawal, adding that they are trying to design operational solutions.

Iranian border guard martyred at Iraqi borders

TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) – Gunmen killed an Iranian border guard in Baneh County, Kurdistan province on the borderlines shared with Iraqi Kurdistan.

Gen. Hajizadeh:

77 terrorist operations foiled in west, northwest Iran

TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (MNA) – Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh announced on Tuesday that some 77 terrorist operations have been diffused in western and northwestern borders of the country during the current fiscal year (started on March 21).

Gen. Bagheri:

Army troops to increase security in Iran-Afghanistan borders

TEHRAN, Nov. 26 (MNA) – Chief of General Staff of Iranian Armed Force Major General Mohammad Hossein Bagheri said Mon. the presence of Iranian Army’s troops in the shared borders with Afghanistan will help increase the security in those areas.

Five abducted Iranian border guards return home

TEHRAN, Nov. 22 (MNA) – The IRGC PR department announced Thu. that five of the 12 Iranian guards abducted by terrorists at a border post in the city of Mirjaveh, southeast Iran, have returned home after 36 days in captivity.

Iran ready to enhance border security coop. with Pakistan: interior min.

TEHRAN, Nov. 17 (MNA) – Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli says Iran is ready to enhance border security cooperation with Pakistan in a bid to ensure the security of the two countries’ frontiers.

Five abducted Iranian border guards freed: IRGC chief

TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (MNA) – Top IRGC commander announced on Thursday that five of the 12 Iranian guards abducted by terrorists at a border post in the city of Mirjaveh, southeast Iran, have been released.

Zarif:

Pakistan to take immediate measures for release of Iranian border guards

TEHRAN, Nov. 12 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Monday that Pakistani officials have promised to introduce more measures for the release of Iranian border guards abducted by terrorists at a border post in the city of Mirjaveh, southeast Iran.

Iran Border Guard Command to hold joint meeting with Iraqi Sulaimaniyah

TEHRAN, Nov. 05 (MNA) – The commander of Iran Border Guard Command Brigadier General Ghasem Rezaei has said that Iranian border guards will hold a joint meeting with Iraqi Kurdistan’s Sulaimaniyah province authorities to lay the ground for conducting joint patrols.

Abducted Iranian border guards in full health

TEHRAN, Nov. 05 (MNA) – The representative of the southeastern city of Mirjaveh at the Parliament Ali Kord said the abducted Iranian border guards are in full health according to the information obtained from the ongoing talks between Iranian and Pakistani local trustees to release them.

In meeting with Imran Khan, Zarif calls for release of abducted border guards

TEHRAN, Oct. 31 (MNA) – Iranian foreign minister met with Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan in Islamabad during which he called for the release of kidnapped Iranian border guards.

Zarif discusses abduction case with Pakistan FM, army chief

TEHRAN, Oct. 31 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister met and held talks with Pakistani counterpart and army chief on the abducted border guards' case, conferring on ways to improve border security and conduct joint operation against terrorist groups.

Zarif in Islamabad:

Pakistan vowed all-out effort to free abducted Iranian guards

TEHRAN, Oct. 31 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister said on Wednesday that Pakistani officials have promised to make every effort and adopt necessary measures to free Iranian border guards who were abducted by terrorists and taken to Pakistan territory.

FM spox explains Tehran’s measures for securing return of abducted guards

TEHRAN, Oct. 24 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi has talked about the measures taken so far to ensure the safe return of 12 Iranian border guards that were abducted and crossed over into Pakistan be a terrorist group.

Pakistani ambassador:

Islamabad vows to coop. in retrieving abducted Iranian guards

TEHRAN, Oct. 23 (MNA) – Pakistani Ambassador to Iran Riffat Masood said on Tuesday that Islamabad is committed to cooperate with Iran in retrieving the 12 Iranian border guards who were abducted and transferred to Pakistan by terrorists.

Abducted Iranian border guards are safe: Official

TEHRAN, Oct. 22 (MNA) – An official at Iranian Ministry of Interior says that border guards who were abducted and taken across the border into Pakistan last week are ‘safe and sound’.

IRGC Ground Force cmdr. goes to Pakistan to pursue abduction case

TEHRAN, Oct. 22 (MNA) – IRGC Ground Force Commander Brig. Gen. Pakpour has set off for Pakistan atop a delegation to follow up on the release of abducted Iranian border guards who are being held hostage in Pakistan by a terror group.

Zarif says talks held with Pakistan to reinforce guards on shared borders

TEHRAN, Oct. 22 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif said talks were held with Pakistani officials on strengthening the presence of the two sides’ forces on shared borders following the recent abduction case of Iranian border guards by a terror group.

Interior min.:

Iran expects Pakistan to step up crackdown on terrorists

TEHRAN, Oct. 20 (MNA) – The Iranian Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli said that Iran expects Pakistan to have more cooperation with Iranian military and police forces in pursuing and cracking down on terrorist groups.

Gen. Bagheri urges arrest of Iranian guards’ abductors by Pakistan

TEHRAN, Oct. 20 (MNA) – Maj. Gen. Bagheri has called on Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa to take urgent and decisive measures for the arrest of the terrorists who abducted and transferred 14 Iranian border guards to Pakistan.