US Navy
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China army ousts intruding US warship in S China Sea
TEHRAN, Aug. 28 (MNA) – Chinese army has expelled an intruding US warship in the South China Sea on Thursday.
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Suspicious move of US Navy Boeings day before Beirut balst
TEHRAN, Aug. 07 (MNA) – Middle East and Mediterranean Airspace Observer in its twitter account wrote that three US Navy Boeing made a suspicious move a day before the explosion in Beirut.
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1 Marine dead, 8 missing in training accident in California
TEHRAN, Jul. 31 (MNA) – At least one US Marine is dead and eight others are missing after a training accident involving an amphibious vehicle off the coast of Southern California.
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A different look at US recent fire incidents
TEHRAN, Jul. 18 (MNA) – Since last week, the US has been a hotbed of major fire incidents, from the fire on board the USS Bonhomme Richard to Utah wildfire, all of which large-scale yet with no cause yet mentioned.
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US analyst:
Penatgon to hide realities behind warship incident
TEHRAN, Jul. 14 (MNA) – American analyst Stephen Lendman said that the realities behind USS Bonhomme Richard incident will never be determined as the the Pentagon is a lying machine like the White House, Congress, and press agent media.
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VIDEO: US Navy battles to save burning San Diego warship
TEHRAN, Jul. 14 (MNA) – Hundreds of firefighters battled through a second day from the air, land and water to save USS Bonhomme Richard, a ship at the US Naval base in San Diego which has caught fire on July 12.
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57 injured in fire aboard US warship
TEHRAN, Jul. 13 (MNA) – The US military officially announced that 57 sailors have been injured in the USS Bonhomme Richard incident.
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US continuing secrecy in Naval ship explosion
TEHRAN, Jul. 13 (MNA) – Although reporters were not allowed to the site of the USS Bonhomme Richard incident, a US Navy official said the investigation has been initiated to identify the cause of the fire.
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Fire, explosion on US naval ship injures at least 21
TEHRAN, Jul. 13 (MNA) – A ship at the US Naval base in San Diego has caught fire which according to reports, has injured at least 21 people on board.
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Iran summons Swiss envoy over US forces’ moves in PG
TEHRAN, Apr. 23 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry summoned the Swiss envoy to Tehran, whose country represents US Interest Section in Iran, over US forces’ moves taken in the Persian Gulf.
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American forces presence in region ‘illegal, provocative’: Foreign Ministry
TEHRAN, Apr. 20 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry reacted to the recent confrontation between IRGC and US forces in the Persian Gulf, condemning US illegal presence in the region.
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IRGC calls US claims fake, Hollywood scenario
TEHRAN, Apr. 19 (MNA) – Following the US accusation against IRGC for provocative actions in international waters in the Persian Gulf, IRGC Navy issued a statement, saying, “The documents are contrary to the US claims and we will give a definite response to any computational error.”
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A bitter end awaits any aggression on maritime borders: IRGC navy cmdr.
TEHRAN, Sep. 29 (MNA) – The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy Commander Admiral Alireza Tangsiri said his forces are ready to defend the country’s maritime borders against any aggression.
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Maj. Gen. Salami:
No force other than regional countries can provide region with security
TEHRAN, Aug. 22 (MNA) – IRGC’s first-in-command said on Thursday that regional security can only be achieved by cooperation and involvement of regional states, not the intervention of foreigners.
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OOps! Landing accident on US aircraft carrier damages 4 super hornet jets
TEHRAN, Aug. 22 (MNA) – A landing mishap on the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea last week has left five of the ship’s aircraft needing repairs, four of which are F/A-18 E/F Super Hornets.
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Deputy IRGC commander:
US has always lost in any confrontation with IRGC naval forces
TEHRAN, Aug. 05 (MNA) – Deputy Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Real Admiral Ali Fadavi said that Americans have always lost in any confrontation with the IRGC naval forces.
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IRGC Navy has full control of Persian Gulf, US Navy presence: Top commander
TEHRAN, Jul. 23 (MNA) – The commander of IRGC Navy has said that his forces have full sovereignty over country’s seas and waters, stressing that Iran will not allow any aggression on its sovereignty.
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VIDEO: Zarif says Iran military conflict with US not ‘inevitable’
TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told PBS News Hour that “nothing is inevitable” when asked about the potential for a military conflict between the United States and Iran.
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IRGC to release footage disproving US claim of downing Iranian drone
TEHRAN, Jul. 19 (MNA) – The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has rejected the "ridiculous" claim that the USS Boxer has shot down an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz, saying the force will soon release footage captured by the drone after the claimed time of the shooting.
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Top military spokesman:
All Iranian drones safe at bases after surveillance missions
TEHRAN, Jul. 19 (MNA) – A senior spokesman for the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces dismissed the US' claim that it had destroyed an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz, saying all the country’s drones had returned safely to base after conducting their identification missions.
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Tehran dismisses US claim on downing Iranian drone
TEHRAN, Jul. 19 (MNA) – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi dismissed the US’ claim that it had destroyed an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz, saying Iran has not lost any drone.
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US forces under great mental pressure when facing Iran in PG: IRGC
TEHRAN, Jul. 18 (MNA) – IRGC’s second-in-command says that US forces experience great stress when coming to the Persian Gulf and encountering Iran, adding that US will soon conclude that its presence in the region doesn’t serve its interests.
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By: Rahbar Emdadi
Commemorating US aggression against IR655 flight in PG
TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) – On the anniversary of the US downing of an Iranian passenger plane on July 3, 1988, relatives of the martyred Iranians threw flowers into the Strait of Hormuz to mark the deaths of their beloved ones.
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US drone shoot-down a source of pride for Iranians: Hatami
TEHRAN, Jun. 25 (MNA) – Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami said Tuesday that the shoot-down of a US spy drone using a home-made air defense system is a source of pride for Iranians.
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US to pay dearly if war erupts in region: senior cmdr.
TEHRAN, Jun. 25 (MNA) – Major General Gholam Ali Rashid, the commander of the IRGC's Khatam al-Anbiya Headquarters, said that US will pay a high cost if a war starts in the region.
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Iranian fisherman finds part of downed US spy drone wreckage
TEHRAN, Jun. 24 (MNA) – An Iranian fisherman on the southern Qeshm Island has found part of the downed US spy drone debris in the Iranian waters.
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Parl. national security committee to address US drone intrusion: MP
TEHRAN, Jun. 22 (MNA) – Deputy Chairman of Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee Kamal Dehghani said Saturday that the committee will address the situation around US drone intrusion into Iranian airspace this week.
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Debris proves US drone conducting espionage in Iran’s airspace: IRGC
TEHRAN, Jun. 21 (MNA) – An IRGC top commander, Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, said that the retrieved sections of the US drone wreckage prove that the aircraft was involved in espionage activities after violating Iran’s airspace.
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Iran reveals images of US downed spy drone debris
TEHRAN, Jun. 21 (MNA) – Iranian Armed Forces have revealed images of sections of the downed US Global Hawk spy drone which was brought down by IRGC after violating Iranian airspace on Thursday.
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This was “small portion of Iran's great defense capacities”: official
TEHRAN, Jun. 20 (MNA) – An Iranian Parliamentary official Hossein Amir-Abdollahian noted that today’s downing of a US spy drone in the southern Iranian borders was just a ‘small portion’ of the country’s defense power.