Border Patrol
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Sudan, Ethiopia dispatch armed forces to common border areas
TEHRAN, Dec. 29 (MNA) – Following the escalation of tensions between Sudan and Ethiopia, both sides have dispatched military forces to common border areas.
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China, India to complete troop pullback from disputed border
TEHRAN, Jul. 06 (MNA) – China and India have agreed to complete troop pullback from the disputed border as soon as possible, Beijing says.
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Afghanistan reopens borders with Iran
TEHRAN, Feb. 25 (MNA) – The office of Afghanistan’s National Security Council announced on Tuesday the reopening of the country’s borders with Iran after a temporary closure.
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Iran, Pakistan hold joint border commission meeting
TEHRAN, Jan. 01 (MNA) – Senior Iranian and Pakistani officials convened in Quetta, the capital of Pakistan’s Baluchistan province, on Wednesday to hold the 23rd joint border commission of the two countries.
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By: Morteza Jaberian
Chazabeh border, 15 days before Arba’een pilgrimage
CHAZABEH, Oct. 04 (MNA) – Chazabeh border is one of the main borders of Iran for pilgrims heading to observe Arba’een rituals in Iraqi Karbala. This year, crossing via this border has increased by three times compared to the previous year.
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Afghanistan releases two Iranian border guards detained for "illegal crossing"
TEHRAN, Jul. 10 (MNA) – Afghanistan has released two Iranian border guards who had been apprehended this morning for “illegally crossing” the borders.
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Iran calls for UN, West cooperation in fighting illicit drugs
TEHRAN, Jun. 26 (MNA) – The commander of Iran Border Guard Command Brigadier General Ghasem Rezaei has called on the UN and western countries to cooperate with Iran in the fight against illicit drugs.
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Border patrol helicopter crashes in Urmia in NW Iran
TEHRAN, Apr. 10 (MNA) – Informed sources at West Azerbaijan Border Guard Command report that a border patrol helicopter has crashed in Dalampar to the southwest of Urmia near the Iran-Iraq border.
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In joint declaration, Iran, Iraq stress 'strategic' cooperation
TEHRAN, Mar. 12 (MNA) – The Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of Iraq issued a joint statement on Tuesday and stressed development of relations between the two countries in all fields of mutual interest.
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By: Mohsen Norouzifard
Iranian MPs visit border post, patrol bases
KERMANSHAH, Dec. 26 (MNA) – The members of the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, headed by its chairman Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh paid a visit to Bamoo border post on the shared borders with Iraq in Kermanshah’s Sumar region.
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Turkish gendarmerie chief:
Turkey ready to increase military coop. with Iran
TEHRAN, Aug. 10 (MNA) – Turkey’s Gendarmerie Commander General Arif Çetin has said that the forces under his command are ready for more cooperation with Iranian border guards.
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By: Syed Zafar Mehdi
Causes, consequences of India-Pakistan border flare-ups
TEHRAN, Jul. 23 (MNA) – Last week, Pakistan claimed that India has committed over 1,300 ceasefire violations this year along the line dividing the two countries, resulting in the death of 52 Pakistani nationals. In response, India alleged that Pakistan has violated the ceasefire over 600 times this year, the highest in the last one decade.
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Interior minister announces latest plans to organize border carriers
TEHRAN, Dec. 17 (MNA) –Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli, Iran’s interior minister said on Sunday that the government has made important decisions to organize carriers on the border between Iran and Iraq, asking for the private sector’s help in that regard.