Defense Power

Iran not to be caught off guard by threats: Defense min.

TEHRAN, Nov. 01 (MNA) – Warning US in case of renewing attacks against the country, Iran’s Defense Minister Mehrdad Akhlaghi has said that the country will not be caught off guard by threats of enemies.

Iran defense minister vows new-tech focus on targets

TEHRAN, Oct. 21 (MNA) – Defense Minister Mehrdad Akhlaghi-Ketabchi said responding to repeated threats is not a war of words for Iran but a matter of turning threats into greater readiness and more effective defensive power.

Iran’s defense min.:

Updating Iran defense capabilities changed enemy calculations

TEHRAN, Oct. 18 (MNA) – Iran’s newly-appointed Defense Minister Mehrdad Akhlaghi Ketabchi said that updating the defensive capabilities and potentials of the country have altered the enemies’ calculations, especially after 12-day war imposed on Iran.

Pres. Pezeshkian:

Foreign leaders praise Iran’s Armed Forces power, dignity

TEHRAN, Oct. 18 (MNA) – Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian has said , in meetings with ministers and leaders of various countries, they were lauding the power, authority and dignity of the powerful Armed Forces of the country on international stages.

Acting defense min.:

Iranian missiles, not US bombs determine equation

TEHRAN, Oct. 17 (MNA) – Iran Acting Defense Minister Brigadier General Majid Ebn-e-Reza has said that Iranian missiles, not US bombs determine the equation on the international stage.

New operational plans are currently underway: Iran Army spox

TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – Spokesman for the Iranian Army Brigadier General Akraminia has said that new operational plans are currently underway that will force hostile American vessels to flee to even greater distances.

FM spox:

Iran urges UK not to conceal its insecurity role in West Asia

TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – Iranian foreign ministry spokesman has called on the British government not to conceal its destructive role in insecurity in the West Asian region by deflecting blame.

IRGC chief hails defense industry experts during imposed wars

TEHRAN, Oct. 14 (MNA) – The chief Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has praised the unsparing efforts of the specialists in the defense industry of the country during the two wars imposed by US and Israel against the country.

Iran's MoD spox:

Defense production vol. rises 2.5fold since pre-Ramadan war

TEHRAN, Oct. 06 (MNA) – Pointing to the rise in country's capacity for producing weaponry and defense equipment, a spokesman for the Ministry of Defense stated indigenous defense production volume has increased 2.5-fold compared to before 40-day war.

Tehran’s IRGC dep. cmdr.:

Martyrs, people, leadership, Armed Force Iran's power pillars

TEHRAN, Oct. 04 (MNA) – Deputy Commander of Tehran IRGC Brigadier General Tavakkoli has said that martyrs, people, leadership and Armed Forces are the most important power angles and components of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

MoD spox:

Iran seeks peace but defends its rights, security, interests

TEHRAN, Sep. 30 (MNA) – The spokesperson of Iran’s Defense Ministry says Tehran seeks peace while defending its rights, security, and interests, adding that recognizing Iran’s legitimate rights would pave the way for ending the conflict.

Defense chief:

Iran far more powerful than was in previous wars

TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) – If another war takes shape today, Iran will act far more powerful and advanced technologically than in previous wars, the country's acting defence minister said.

Iran to never surrender to pressures: Acting defense minister

TEHRAN, Aug. 22 (MNA) – Stating that Iran imposed a strategic defeat on the United States and Zionist regime by relying on its indigenous capabilities, Iran’s acting defense minister said that Iran will never give in to foreign pressures.

Senior adviser to Leader:

Iran defense ind. reached from need to active deterrent power

TEHRAN, Aug. 22 (MNA) – A senior military adviser to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi has said the country’s defense industry has reached from the ‘need’ to the ‘active deterrent power’ on the international stage.

Ministry Spox.:

Iran's defence equipment production doubled in a year

TEHRAN, Aug. 22 (MNA) – Iran's defence ministry spokesman said that production of weapons and defence equipment has doubled over the past year and the country is now planning a threefold increase.

Defense ministry:

Iran owes its defense industry's progress to martyred Leader

TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) – Iranian defense Ministry has said that the country is indebted its defense industry’s progress and development to the sublime recommendations of the martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.

Iran, Malaysia defense chiefs emphasize expanding cooperation

TEHRAN, Aug. 11 (MNA) – Iran’s Acting Defense Minister Brigadier General Seyyed Majid Ibn Reza and Malaysian Defense Minister Dato Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin in a phone call on Tuesday stressed the need to strengthen and expand defense cooperation.

Acting defense min.:

Iran’s domestic tech. outmatches any imported sys. in region

TEHRAN, Aug. 06 (MNA) – Iran’s Acting Defense Minister Brigadier General Seyyed Majid Ibn Reza says that the country’s indigenized technology is superior to any imported system in the region.

Rear Admiral Sayyari:

No movement conducted in Hormuz without Iran’s permission

TEHRAN, Jul. 29 (MNA) –The deputy chief of Iran's Army for Coordination says the country’s Army Navy is in pinnacle of its readiness, stressing no movement is carried out in the Strait of Hormuz without the permission of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Iran defense equipment manufacturers operating more actively

TEHRAN, Jul. 28 (MNA) – Iranian caretaker defense minister says that manufacturers producing defense equipment are more active than before despite all the claims by the aggressor US to have hit them.

Acting defense min.:

Iran changed battlefield equation despite enemy advanced tech

TEHRAN, Jul. 22 (MNA) – Iranian caretaker defense minister says that, in the recent war, the enemy came with the world’s most advanced and sophisticated technologies while Iranian innovation changed the equations of the battlefield in its favor.

FM Araghchi:

Iran to defend every inch of its land until very last breath

TEHRAN, Jul. 18 (MNA) – Reacting to the martyrdom of three civilians in the southern city of Bandar Khamir, Hormozgan province, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi emphasized that Iran will firmly defend its entire territory with utmost strength.

Iran’s missile, UAV capabilities nonnegotiable: Defense min.

TEHRAN, Jul. 01 (MNA) – The Iranian acting defense minister has said the country’s defense, missile, and drone power are a “red line” of national security that will not be subject to any form of negotiation.

Defense minister:

Iran not trust enemy, finger on trigger if truce violated

TEHRAN, Jun. 30 (MNA) – Iran’s Acting Defense Minister Brigadier General Majid Ibn Reza says that the country does not trust the enemy while its fingers are on the trigger and is ready to respond to any ceasefire breach.

Iran's defense sector continues to make steady progress: Gen.

TEHRAN, Jun. 29 (MNA) – A senior Army Force commander says that Iran has achieved sustained breakthroughs in the drone and air defense technology despite hostile media claims, highlighting steady progress across the country’s defense sector.

Cmdr. stresses self-sufficiency of Iran's air defense equip.

TEHRAN, Jun. 14 (MNA) – Stressing complete self-sufficiency of air defense’s equipment in the country, the commander of Iran’s Joint Air Defense HQ has said that all air defense’s equipment damaged during the Ramadan War will soon be replaced.

Power architecture not to be formed on undermining resistance

TEHRAN, Jun. 06 (MNA) – A senior advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution for the International Affairs has said that emerging regional power architecture will not be based on weakening the resistance.

New military surprises on way: Caretaker defense minister

TEHRAN, Jun. 01 (MNA) – Iran’s Caretaker Defense Minister Brigadier General Majid Ebn al-Reza has said that the country remains fully prepared to defend itself, adding that new military surprises are on the way.

Acting defense minister:

Iranian Armed Forces inflicted historic defeat on enemies

TEHRAN, May 28 (MNA) – Iran’s acting defense minister says powerful Iranian Armed Forces, backed by the nation’s support, managed to inflict a historic defeat on the US and the Israeli regime in their two imposed wars (June 13, 2025 and February 28).

Pezeshkian highlights importance of modernizing military sys.

TEHRAN, May 26 (MNA) –Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has highlighted importance of continuous modernization of military systems, stressing the necessity of advancing technological capabilities and adopting advanced defense and security strategy.