North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

Moscow:

NATO state ‘modeling cyber strikes’ on Russian infrastructure

TEHRAN, Jan. 29 (MNA) – UK has been modeling cyberattacks on Russia’s critical infrastructure, the country’s deputy foreign minister said on Saturday, adding that the simulated hacks included energy facilities and were conducted under NATO guidance

To counter China, global threats;

NATO chief calls for stronger security ties with S. Korea

TEHRAN, Jan. 29 (MNA) – North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary General emphasized the importance of beefing up cooperation between NATO and South Korea to counter China's growing military power and other global threats.

NATO ready for direct confrontation with Russia: official

TEHRAN, Jan. 29 (MNA) – Chair of the NATO Military Committee Rob Bauer said that the US-led bloc is ready for a direct confrontation with Russia.

Turkey-Sweden talks on NATO bid suspended: FM Billstrom

TEHRAN, Jan. 28 (MNA) – Discussions between Turkey and Sweden on NATO membership have been suspended, Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom said Saturday.

White House comments on potential NATO-Russia clash

TEHRAN, Jan. 26 (MNA) – NATO countries are not in danger of being attacked by Russia, US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said on Wednesday.

Erdogan’s party:

Turkey not thinking of pullout from NATO

TEHRAN, Jan. 25 (MNA) – Ankara is not considering the possibility of withdrawing from the North Atlantic Alliance, the spokesman for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party (AK Party), Omer Celik, said on Wednesday.

Russia to destroy US tanks, NATO equipment if Kyiv gets them

TEHRAN, Jan. 25 (MNA) – The Russian armed forces will destroy US-made M1 Abrams tanks and other NATO military equipment if they are supplied to Ukraine, Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov said.

Erdogan to Sweden:

No support for NATO membership after Qur'an desecration

TEHRAN, Jan. 24 (MNA) – Turkey has threatened Sweden with refusing to back its membership bid in NATO in reaction to Stockholm's recent condoning of the desecration of the Holy Qur'an in front of the Turkish embassy in Sweden.

State Duma speaker:

Russia, Iran successfully countering US, NATO expansion

TEHRAN, Jan. 23 (MNA) – The unprecedented sanctions pressure on Russia and Iran proves that the two countries are successfully countering the United States’ and NATO’s expansion, speaker of the Russian State Duma said.

Ukraine says creating new military formations

TEHRAN, Jan. 22 (MNA) – Ukraine’s armed forces are creating new units for potential supplies of NATO tanks, Ukrainian Joint Force Commander Lieutenant-General Sergey Nayev said.

Lavrov says;

Russia to take measures if Finland, Sweden joins NATO

TEHRAN, Jan. 18 (MNA) – Moscow will take military-technical measures on its side of the border if Finland and Sweden join NATO, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Wednesday.

Cavusoglu warns;

Turkey not to back Sweden NATO bid until it acts against PKK

TEHRAN, Jan. 13 (MNA) – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has warned Sweden that Ankara will not support its NATO membership bid unless it takes decisive measures to counter the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).

Peskov describes NATO, US as indirect party to Ukraine war

TEHRAN, Jan. 10 (MNA) – NATO and the US have de facto become an indirect party to the conflict in Ukraine, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Tuesday.

NATO declines Serbia's request to deploy its troops in Kosovo

TEHRAN, Jan. 08 (MNA) – NATO’s mission in Kosovo has turned down a Serbian government request to send up to 1,000 Serbian police and army personnel to Kosovo after a spate of clashes between Serbs and Kosovo authorities.

Former NATO chief visits Taiwan

TEHRAN, Jan. 03 (MNA) – Former NATO secretary general Anders Fogh Rasmussen arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday, where he will meet with the island’s president, Tsai Ing-wen, according to media reports.

Kim Jong-un accuses US of creating ‘Asian version of NATO’

TEHRAN, Jan. 01 (MNA) – North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said on Sunday that the United States, under the pretext of strengthening cooperation with South Korea and Japan, was creating an "Asian version of NATO." 

Turkey responds to Greece interference over NATO drill

TEHRAN, Dec. 20 (MNA) – Turkey said on Tuesday that it gave the "necessary response" after Greek aircraft tried to interfere in a NATO training mission conducted in international airspace over the Aegean Sea.

'We should not underestimate Russia', NATO chief says

TEHRAN, Dec. 17 (MNA) – Moscow is preparing to prolong the war in Ukraine, NATO's chief claimed, stressing that Russia must not be underestimated in this regard.

NATO facing 'very real' arms shortage due to Ukraine war

TEHRAN, Dec. 14 (MNA) – Members of NATO face “very” real” arms shortages due to the conflict in Ukraine, and the alliance is working with the military-industrial complex on filling these gaps, US Permanent Representative to NATO Julianne Smith said.

Borrell says;

EU depleted military stockpiles by helping Ukraine

TEHRAN, Dec. 12 (MNA) – EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell said on Sunday that the bloc had run out of military stockpiles as it continued to supply weapons to Ukraine amid ongoing hostilities.

Russia, West have to live in fear of confrontation: Kremlin

TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) – The relationship between Russia and the West has reached the confrontation stage, and the sides will have to live in this environment further on, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Sunday, according to Russia media.

Serbia to ask NATO to deploy Serb military, police in Kosovo

TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) – Serbia will ask NATO peacekeepers to let it deploy Serbian military and police in Kosovo, although it believes there is no chance of the request being approved, President Aleksandar Vucic said on Saturday.

NATO warns 'full blown' war with Russia ‘a real possibility'

TEHRAN, Dec. 10 (MNA) – The Secretary-General of NATO warned in an interview on Friday that the war between Russia and Ukraine may get out of control and turn into a full-fledged war between NATO and Moscow.

Lavrov says NATO to penetrate Asia-Pacific region soon

TEHRAN, Dec. 07 (MNA) – NATO will soon penetrate the Asia-Pacific region, after which it will claim the bloc’s defense line in the South China Sea, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told the Primakov Readings forum on Wednesday.

Hungarian FM warns NATO against turning into anti-China Bloc

TEHRAN, Nov. 30 (MNA) – Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto warned NATO against turning into an anti-China bloc as the global security situation is already tense.

In Bucharest;

NATO foreign ministers to discuss Ukraine, China

TEHRAN, Nov. 29 (MNA) – NATO's foreign ministers will gather for a meeting in Bucharest to discuss boosting assistance to Ukraine and the "challenges" from China.

US deploys eight MQ-9 Reaper drones to Greece

TEHRAN, Nov. 26 (MNA) – The US has deployed eight MQ-9 Reaper drones, to Larissa Air Base in central Greece for one year.

Army chief of staff:

Czech army must prepare for large-scale conflict

TEHRAN, Nov. 23 (MNA) – Czech Chief of army staff at an assembly of the army command on Tuesday called for the necessity of the country’s armed forces for any potential conflict with Russia.

Cuban president blames US, NATO for Ukraine conflict

TEHRAN, Nov. 22 (MNA) – Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel, who is on a visit to Moscow, believes that the United States and NATO are the main cause of the current conflict in Ukraine.