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1 Jan 2012

Iran denies test-firing long-range missiles in Gulf

Iran has denied reports by state media that it test-fired long-range missiles during military exercises in the Gulf. "The exercise of launching missiles will be carried out in the coming days," Iran's senior navy commander is quoted as telling Iran's Press TV. Earlier the semi-official Fars news agency and other outlets reported that land-to-sea missiles had been fired. The naval exercises come at a time of increased tensions between the West and Iran over its nuclear ambitions. On Tuesday Iran threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil export route, if new sanctions were imposed over its nuclear programme.
Iran has denied reports by state media that it test-fired long-range missiles during military exercises in the Gulf....
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27 Dec 2011

Iran escalates psychological war after downing U.S. drone

Growing in confidence after downing an American drone and aiming to deter the possibility of an attack by foreign powers, Iran has announced that it is on the threshold of major technological breakthroughs in the military field. Timing his statement with the ongoing naval exercises east of the Strait of Hormuz, Iran's Defence Minister Ahmad Vahidi, according to IRNA said: "Iran is in a unique position in all areas, including manufacture of unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, as well as defence and assault airplanes. Iran has also made great progress in electronic warfare technology, aviation industries and missile technology."
Growing in confidence after downing an American drone and aiming to deter the possibility of an attack by foreign...
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24 Dec 2011

Iran ‘rehearses closing gulf oil route’

Iranian naval forces launch a massive 10-day exercise Saturday near the Strait of Hormuz, the only way in and out of the Persian Gulf, in what is widely seen as a rehearsal for a threatened closure of the strategic global oil artery if the country is attacked. The Iranians have billed the Velayat-90 drill as the largest they have conducted. It will involve the Islamic republic's navy, which includes three Russian-built, Kilo class submarines, and the naval wing of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Iranian naval forces launch a massive 10-day exercise Saturday near the Strait of Hormuz, the only way in and out of the...
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17 Dec 2011

European Sources: CIA Spy Satellite Blinded by Iran

According to a European intelligence source, Iran shocked Western intelligence agencies in an unreported incident that took place sometime in the past two years, when it managed to "blind a CIA spy satellite by aiming a laser burst quite accurately".
According to a European intelligence source, Iran shocked Western intelligence agencies in an unreported incident that...
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13 Dec 2011

US sanctions 2 Iran military figures for rights abuses

The US Treasury named Major General Hassan Firouzabadi, chairman of Iran's Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Revolutionary Guard Deputy Commander Abdollah Araqi under the sanctions, which forbid Americans from any business relations with them and freeze their assets in the US.
The US Treasury named Major General Hassan Firouzabadi, chairman of Iran's Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Revolutionary...
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25 Nov 2011

Iran CIA agent arrests linked to clandestine efforts by Tehran to disperse missiles

Iran's claim to arresting 12 CIA agents in its territory is linked to clandestine efforts by Tehran to disperse missiles around the country, a senior Iran analyst in the US told The Jerusalem Post on Thursday. Professor Raymond Tanter, adjunct scholar at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, and founder of the Washingtonbased Iran Policy Committee, said the Iranians were moving and testing missiles "that would form the first response" to an Israeli strike on Iran s nuclear sites.
Iran's claim to arresting 12 CIA agents in its territory is linked to clandestine efforts by Tehran to disperse missiles...
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25 Nov 2011

The Iranian threat

The brutal clerical regime is doubtless a threat to its own people, though it does not rank particularly high in that respect in comparison to US allies in the region. But that is not what concerns the military and intelligence assessments. Rather, they are concerned with the threat Iran poses to the region and the world. The reports make it clear that the Iranian threat is not military. Iran's military spending is "relatively low compared to the rest of the region", and of course minuscule as compared to the US. Iranian military doctrine is strictly "defensive, designed to slow an invasion and force a diplomatic solution to hostilities". Iran has only "a limited capability to project force beyond its borders". With regard to the nuclear option, "Iran's nuclear programme and its willingness to keep open the possibility of developing nuclear weapons is a central part of its deterrent strategy".
The brutal clerical regime is doubtless a threat to its own people, though it does not rank particularly high in that...
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18 Nov 2011

Iran munitions blast death toll ‘rises to 36’

The number of Revolutionary Guards killed in a munitions blast at a base outside Tehran last Saturday rose to at least 36, according to Iranian media tolls collated by AFP on Thursday. The figure -- based on news reports giving the names of each of the men buried -- was more than double the toll of 17 dead given by a Revolutionary Guards spokesman on the day of the explosion.
The number of Revolutionary Guards killed in a munitions blast at a base outside Tehran last Saturday rose to at least...
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16 Nov 2011

Iran Blast’s Origins Remain a Mystery

The explosion last weekend in Iran that killed 17 members of the armed forces, including a founder of the country's missile program, occurred while researchers were working on weapons capable of delivering Israel a "strong punch in the mouth" and disrupted their project by a few days, the Iranian military chief of staff said Wednesday.
The explosion last weekend in Iran that killed 17 members of the armed forces, including a founder of the country's...
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14 Nov 2011

Israeli secret service the Mossad linked to Iran military blast

A series of news reports linking Israel's intelligence agency the Mossad to a blast at a military facility in Iran, in which 17 people were killed and a further 15 wounded, has gained widespread coverage in the Israeli media on Monday.
A series of news reports linking Israel's intelligence agency the Mossad to a blast at a military facility in Iran, in...
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13 Nov 2011

Iran exile group claims blast near Tehran hit closely guarded missile base

An explosion at a Revolutionary Guard ammunition depot west of Tehran Saturday killed at least 17 soldiers, including a senior commander of the powerful military force, Iranian officials said.
An explosion at a Revolutionary Guard ammunition depot west of Tehran Saturday killed at least 17 soldiers, including a...
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22 Oct 2011

U.S. May Have Concealed Deterrent Aim of Iranian Plan

But when the scanty evidence in the FBI account about what Arbabsiar actually proposed is interpreted in the context of Iran s past strategy for deterring external attack, it suggests that Arbabsiar s mission may have been to arrange for surveillance of, and contingency plans for, targets to be hit in the event that Iran is attacked by the United States or Israel.
But when the scanty evidence in the FBI account about what Arbabsiar actually proposed is interpreted in the context of...
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assasination plot, iran foreign policy, iran military, israel, usa, wikileaks
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11 Oct 2011

Iran Threatens Global Maritime Stability

This past week, Iran announced the deployment of a ship-based missile designed to destroy warships and coastal targets, with a range of about 125 miles. [1] This would give Iran the ability to target shorelines from international waters.
This past week, Iran announced the deployment of a ship-based missile designed to destroy warships and coastal targets,...
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24 Sep 2011

Iran Running Drone Competitions to Upgrade Unmanned Air Force

Drones: every military wants em. But if you re a country like Iran, sanctions can put a bit of a crimp in your efforts to build an unmanned aerial vehicle fleet. To get around the problem, Iran is turning inward, using drone development competitions to gin up new ideas for homebrew UAVs.
Drones: every military wants em. But if you re a country like Iran, sanctions can put a bit of a crimp in your efforts...
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6 Aug 2011

Iranian military and Lebanese Hezbollah members participated in execution of Syrian soldiers

In a report scheduled to be released at the end of the month, Experts from the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights have announced that Iranian military and Lebanese Hezbollah members participated in execution of Syrian soldiers who refrain from shooting towards the protesters, Al Jazeera TV reported on August 5.
In a report scheduled to be released at the end of the month, Experts from the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights...
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28 Jul 2011

2 Revolutionary Guards, 21 rebels killed in clashes

Iran said Wednesday two of its Revolutionary Guards and 21 rebels were killed in a clash between government forces and the PJAK rebel group.The website of Iran s English language PressTV reported that two other Guards were injured in the fighting.
Iran said Wednesday two of its Revolutionary Guards and 21 rebels were killed in a clash between government forces and...
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28 Jul 2011

Qassem Suleimani the Iranian general ‘secretly running’ Iraq

There's a story that the new CIA director, David Petraeus, likes to tell which harks back to his days as a four-star general in Iraq. Early in 2008, during a series of battles between the US and Iraqi army on one side and the Shia militias on the other, Petraeus was handed a phone with a text message from the Iranian general who had by then become his nemesis.
There's a story that the new CIA director, David Petraeus, likes to tell which harks back to his days as a four-star...
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21 Jul 2011

Did Iran Just Shoot Down a U.S. Stealth Drone

As with all 'news' reports coming from Tehran s official media apparatus, it s wise to take Dafsari s claim with a grain of salt. Notably, no one is showing off any fresh wreckage of an American robot - a popular pastime in other countries where drones have gone down.
As with all 'news' reports coming from Tehran s official media apparatus, it s wise to take Dafsari s claim with a grain...
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8 Jul 2011

Busting Iran’s New Missile Bunkers

Iran's got a long history of developing homegrown weapons. Now we can add an allegedly-impenetrable missile silo to the list. Thing is, Iran's homemade hardware - silos included - is never as impressive as Tehran claims. And in each case, the U.S. already has a countermeasure.
Iran's got a long history of developing homegrown weapons. Now we can add an allegedly-impenetrable missile silo to the...
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5 Jul 2011

Iran showcases home-grown arms in war games

Iran s latest war games have featured the predictable blaze of missile tests and an unexpected peek at underground launch silos. There s one bit of military showmanship, though, that ties it all together: promoting the 'Made in Iran' label.
Iran s latest war games have featured the predictable blaze of missile tests and an unexpected peek at underground...
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2 Jul 2011

Missile progress shows sanctions futile

Iran's defense minister claimed Saturday that the country's missile progress shows that U.N. sanctions are ineffective and won't stop Tehran's defense programs.
Iran's defense minister claimed Saturday that the country's missile progress shows that U.N. sanctions are ineffective...
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28 Jun 2011

Iran unveils underground smart missile silos as it kicks off large scale war games

Iran on Monday unveiled underground silos that can carry missiles capable of hitting Israel and U.S. bases in the Gulf as it kicked off 10 days of war games, the country s latest show of military force amid a standoff with the West over its disputed nuclear program.
Iran on Monday unveiled underground silos that can carry missiles capable of hitting Israel and U.S. bases in the Gulf...
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8 Jun 2011

Iran Plans High Level of Uranium Enrichment

Iran declared Wednesday that it aims to triple production of nuclear fuel this year and, at a site that had been secret until 2009, increase enrichment to 20 percent. Enrichment at that level indicates technological progress that experts say would make the weapons-grade level of 90 percent enrichment much closer
Iran declared Wednesday that it aims to triple production of nuclear fuel this year and, at a site that had been secret...
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6 Jun 2011

Iran says no offer could stop it enriching uranium

Iran is willing to hold nuclear talks but its atomic advances have no brake and no reverse gear according to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Amid fears it is developing nuclear weapons, world powers want Tehran to stop enriching uranium. But when asked whether it could be offered any incentive to do so, Iran s president answered a reporter with just one word: 'No.'
Iran is willing to hold nuclear talks but its atomic advances have no brake and no reverse gear according to Mahmoud...
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30 May 2011

Inspectors Pierce Iran’s Cloak of Nuclear Secrecy

The International Atomic Energy Agency last week presented a report to its board that laid out new information on what it calls 'possible military dimensions' of Iran s nuclear program, clarifying the central issue in the long clash between Tehran and the West over nuclear technology.
The International Atomic Energy Agency last week presented a report to its board that laid out new information on what...
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17 May 2011

Iran is Building a Secret Missile Installation in Venezuela

Now, the German newspaper, however, confirms that the bilateral agreement signed in October was for a missile installation to be built inside Venezuela. Quoting diplomatic sources, Die Welt reports that, at present, the area earmarked for the missile base is the Paraguan Peninsula, located 120 kilometers from the Colombian border.
Now, the German newspaper, however, confirms that the bilateral agreement signed in October was for a missile...
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16 Mar 2011

Iran’s Latest Naval Toy

Last August Iran announced that it had come into possession of a single Bladerunner 51 Bradstone Challenger, a British-built boat, originally designed to be a luxury tender for a yacht. The boat, which came to be thought of as the world s fastest in 2005, is capable of circling all of Britain in just over 27 hours, averaging 63.5 miles per hour.
Last August Iran announced that it had come into possession of a single Bladerunner 51 Bradstone Challenger, a...
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21 Feb 2011

Israel criticizes passage of Iranian warships through Suez Canal

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel took a "grave view" of the passage of two Iranian warships through the Suez Canal en route to Syria. The ships are expected to start crossing the canal early Tuesday, the Associated Press reported, the first such passage since Iran's 1979 revolution. Egypt's ruling military council granted an Iranian request.
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel took a "grave view" of the passage of two Iranian...
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17 Feb 2011

Iran warships’ plan to use Suez Canal ‘cancelled’

Plans by two Iranian warships to pass through the Suez Canal into the Mediterranean have been cancelled, says an Egyptian official. The unnamed official was reported as saying the plans had been withdrawn, without giving a reason.
Plans by two Iranian warships to pass through the Suez Canal into the Mediterranean have been cancelled, says an...
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8 Feb 2011

Iran Test Fires Anti-Warship Missiles

Iran test-fired what it calls a supersonic ballistic surface-to-sea missile today in a dramatic ceremony that saw the missile crash into a ship which went up in smoke.
Iran test-fired what it calls a supersonic ballistic surface-to-sea missile today in a dramatic ceremony that saw the...
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2 Jan 2011

Iran ‘shoots down Western spy drones’ in Gulf

Iran's Revolutionary Guards have shot down two "Western spy drones" in the Gulf, a senior Iranian commander has been quoted as saying. "Many" other drones have been shot down over an unspecified period of time, the Fars news agency quoted him as saying.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards have shot down two "Western spy drones" in the Gulf, a senior Iranian commander has been...
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