Iran Military & Defence

‘Wherever the Americans are, we’re right next to them’, Iran has warned

One hundred new combat vessels were handed over to the naval forces of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) in the southern Iranian port city of Bendar Abbas, learned BulgarianMilitary.com

Russian S-400 missile systems protect Iranian aircraft from Israeli airstrikes

Over the past few weeks, Israel isn't able to openly attack Iranian military transport aircraft, which are actively deploying certain weapons to Syria, reports BulgarianMilitary.com according opinions of several military experts.

An airstrike by an unknown drone killed three Iranian soldiers in Syria

SOHR monitoring group reports that on Saturday, May 23, in the Al-Mayadin desert, in Dir al-Zur governorate, in eastern Syria, a car "connected to the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps" was destroyed by an air strike.

Israel stands behind a cyber attack on Iranian port

The American publication The Washington Post reports that Israel stands behind a cyber attack on the Iranian port of Shahid Rajay, located near Bandar Abbas, at the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz, learned BulgarianMilitary.com.

The next crisis: Iran calls for arming Palestinians in the West Bank

Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei called for the arming of the people of Israel’s West Bank, learned BulgarianMilitary.com citing EurAsia Daily.

Iran to US: ‘We will stay in Syria until the government asks us to leave’

Abbas Mousavi, a spokesman for the Iranian foreign ministry, said the Iranians would remain in Syria until their legitimate government asked for their withdrawal, learned BulgarianMilitary.com citing News.co.il.

Iran: the Americans must leave Syria and Iraq, or they will be forced to do it

US forces will sooner or later be forced to leave Iraq and Syria. This statement was made by the spiritual leader and leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei, learned BulgarianMilitary.com citing Khamenei statement.

Iran notified Washington that it’s ready to strike without warning

Five Iranian tankers loaded with refined oil entered the waters of the Atlantic Ocean and are currently heading in the direction of Venezuela, learned BulgarianMilitary.com citing news agency Aviapro.

Iran is doing business with Russian T-72 tanks in the Middle East and Africa

The fact is that Iran does not produce world-class weapons systems, but succeeds in updating old models of equipment from other countries and selling them, writes The National Interest.

US and Israel announced new large-scale attacks against Iranian targets

The United States of America announced its intention, together with Israel, to launch a large-scale attacks on Iran’s position in Syria, learned BulgarianMilitary.com citing Avaipro and Al-Masdar news agencies.

Russia is helping Iran to avoid possible Israeli attacks in Syria

According to Al-Masdar News sources, the transport aircraft made a flight from the Iranian capital to Khmeimim in order to avoid a possible Israeli air force strike at Damascus airport - the final destination of cargo arrived from Tehran (its nature is not specified).

Iran is building an underground tunnel for weapons storage in Syria

On Wednesday, May 13, Fox News reported that Iran has resumed construction of an underground tunnel designed to hold arms at the Kataib Imam Ali group in Syria, about 5 km from the border with Iraq, learned BulgarianMilitary.com

Washington wants an extension of the arms embargo against Iran

The United States will use all possible tools to extend the embargo on arms supplies to Iran, if the UN Security Council vetoes the relevant US draft resolution, warned US Special Representative for Iran on Iran Brian Hook

Away from Israel? Iran relocated its military structures in Syria

Iran relocated its military structures in Syria and according to the London newspaper Al-Sharq Al-Avsat the relocation was made by Iran, on May 12, learned BulgarianMilitary.com.

An Iranian port hit by cyberattack from a state hostile to Iran

The head of the Port Authority of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Mohammad Rastad, said that in recent days, a hacker attack was launched against the port of Shahid Rajay, located near Bandar Abbas, at the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz

Iran reports 19 dead due missile strike in the Gulf of Oman (video)

TEHRAN, (BM) - As a result of a missile missile launch during the Iranian Navy exercises, 19 people were killed and another 15 were injured, Reuters reports citing the Iranian army, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. During exercises in the Gulf of Oman, the military accidentally hit a rocket on an auxiliary vessel. Local journalists wrote in…

‘Rising rates’: is Trump ready to use the armed forces against Iran?

Donald Trump vetoed Congressional Resolution S.J. Res. 68, which indefinitely prohibits the head of state from using armed forces against Iran without declaring war or “definitive permission”.

The Pentagon is seriously concerned about Iran’s missile technology

Tehran’s development of its own rocket technology is a matter of concern in the United States, General Mark Milley, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, said at a Pentagon briefing on May 5, learned BulgarianMilitary.com.

Iranian forces are pulling out of Syria, Israeli defense officials said

The Israeli officials refused to comment on these reported attacks, maintaining Israel’s policy of ambiguity, under which it generally acknowledges taking action against Iran in Syria

Washington will prevent Iran from buying weapons from Russia and China

Speaking about the Iranian authorities, Pompeo noted that the administration of US President Donald Trump, "when October of this year comes, will do everything possible to make sure that they can not buy tanks and armored vehicles from Russia or China."

Iran accuses Britain of civilian deaths, Yemen faces a humanitarian catastrophe

The British authorities who supply arms are guilty of the deaths of civilians in Yemen, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Seyed Abbas Mousavi said on May 1 on his Twitter page, learned BulgarianMilitary.com.

Iran cannot fight US Navy, but might close the Strait of Hormuz for American ships

Iranian authorities are well aware that the country's naval forces do not have sufficient survivability and firepower to confront such a serious enemy as the United States directly.

We should not allow a new arms race in the Middle East, Pompeo said

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo plans to refer to the provision of the Iranian nuclear program agreement, from which the US President Donald Trump’s administration withdrew in 2018

Iran continues to arm its forces – IRGC will receive Fotros strategic UAVs

The Armed Land Forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) will receive the Fotros strategic unmanned aerial vehicle for use, learned BulgarianMilitary.com citing Tasnim news agency.

Iran will continue to develop its own aerospace industry, Rouhani said

The successful launch of the first Iranian military satellite showed the effectiveness of the work done and the need for further development of the aerospace industry, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said.

Iran will attack any US ship threatens country’s security, IRGC commander said

The deterioration of the situation between the US Navy and the Iranian military led to the fact that official Tehran took radical steps, announcing the destruction of US ships at its territorial waters

Iran successfully launched its first military satellite into space orbit

The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) launched the first Iranian military satellite, called Nur (Light), into space orbit, learned BulgarianMilitary.com citing Iranian news agency Mehr on April 22.

Iran introduced a radar that detects ‘invisible’ and ballistic targets

The Iranian armed forces introduced two new radar installations developed in Iran, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. Allegedly, this is a "strategic" means of defense. The ceremony was attended by the commander of the armed forces of the Islamic Republic, Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi.

New military strike drones came into service at the Iranian army

Three drones capable of delivering bombs over a distance of 1,500 km were put into the arsenal of the Iranian army, country's defense minister Amir Khatami said on Saturday at a ceremony for the transfer of these devices

The Pentagon: Iran carried out ‘provocative’ maneuvers near US Navy ships

Eleven Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) speedboats on the eve of April 15 approached US Navy ships in the Persian Gulf, carrying out "dangerous and provocative" maneuvers, learned BulgarianMilitary.com

Iranian army showed a Covid-19 ‘remote’ detection device

The commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) of Iran, Brigadier General Hossein Salami presented today, April 15, at a specially organized event, "a new device that detects and diagnoses coronavirus (Covid-19) in five seconds"

Iran’s drones ‘walk’ into area of ​​responsibility of the U.S. air defense

Iran received a full “picture” of the deployment of military equipment and missile defense / air defense systems at US bases located in the Middle East, learned BulgarianMilitary.com citing Military-Industrial Courier magazine.

Iran plans to build a 6000 ton destroyer ship for the its own Navy

Iran plans to build a destroyer ship weighing around 6,000 tons, said Admiral Amir Rastegari, Head of the Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL) Maritime Industry Organization, learned BulgarianMilitary.com

Iran intercepted the largest landing ship of the U.S. Navy at the Strait of Hormuz

The USS Bataan, a combat landing assault ship that appeared in the Strait of Hormuz, was successfully intercepted by the Iranian Navy when entering the Strait of Hormuz, learned BulgarianMilitary.com

Iran urgently deployed dozens of missile systems on the coast of Strait of Hormuz

After aggressive statements from the United States to the official Tehran, Iranian authorities deployed dozens of missile systems along the coastline of the entire Strait of Hormuz, threatening the United States.

Iran and US unnaturally approach the war – Iranian politician

The war between the United States and Iran will become “unfair” to both countries, as it will be provoked by “outsiders.” This was stated by one of the most influential Iranian politicians, the deputy of the Mejlis (parliament) of Iran.

Why Iran might prefer Chinese fighters than the Russian MiG-35?

After the end of the arms embargo in October 2020, Iran will be able to acquire, among other things, fighters for its Air Force. It was previously believed that Tehran would most likely stop at Russian planes, but now China may be in the favorites.

Iran monitors the US military actions in the Middle East, specifically in Iraq

Iran does not intend to attack American troops in the region, said Chief of the General Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces, Major General Mohammad Hossein Bagheri, learned BulgarianMilitary.com citing Tehran Times

‘If US makes a mistake in Iraq, the answer will not be limited to Iraqi territory’, Iran warns

Iran is preparing attacks on US military bases in Iraq, wrote U.S. President Donald Trump on Twitter. According to him, attacks should be expected either from Iran, or from pro-Iranian forces. Such is the information that has reached him.

The US prepares to attack pro-Iranian militants, Iran claims

According to Iranian Press TV channel, citing Iraqi sources, the Americans are increasing their military presence at the Ain al-Assad air base in the western province of Anbar, learned BulgarianMilitary.com.

The new Iranian surface-to-surface missiles are real threat for Israel

The Labeik kit “looked similar to the guidance units used with the Fateh-110 family of solid-propellent missiles, although its four triangular control surfaces were inverted,” according to Jane’s Defense Weekly

An incident: Iran almost shot down a US F-18 Super Hornet (video)

The Iranian military nearly opened fire on a U.S. F-18 Super Hornet jet three days ago after the latter did not obey the warnings from Tehran, learned BulgarianMilitary.com citing local sources and Iranian TV chamnel.

Iran will continue to avenge the US for Qassem Soleimani death

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said today, March 18, that the Islamic Republic "has already responded and will still respond" to the assassination of General Qassem Soleimani by the United States earlier this year, learned BulgarianMilitary.com.

After missile strikes, US and Iran enter a new phase of escalation

High-level Iraqi politicians condemned yesterday, March 12, the rocket attack on a military base led by the United States against the Daesh terrorist group, which killed two Americans and one British soldier.

The commander of the Iranian IRGC has been killed in Syria

The commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) died in Syria. It is reported by TASS, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. Farhad Dabirian previously served as commander of the IRGC in Palmyra.

Iran might buy medium or high class fighters. Here are the five options

Iran’s Air Force is currently in poor shape to defend the country, and no new classes of combat jet have been acquired since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.

Iranian-backed forces launched a missile strike on Turkish troops on Syria

It is reported that a missile strike was launched from territory controlled by Iranian forces, however, according to the official version of the Turkish authorities, Damascus is behind the strike.

Iran addressed Turkey: ‘Our patience over the situation in Idlib is running out’

Iran’s leadership broke the silence and ultimately warned the Turkish armed forces that Tehran’s patience and stock of “loyalty” over the situation in Idlib is running out

Iran gives Turkey ultimatum to leave Syria or missile strikes will begin

Official Tehran demanded that Turkey immediately stop striking at the Syrian army, threatening to launch a large-scale missile attack on militants and the Turkish military without warning

‘Iranians are not our neighbors and we’ll remove them from Syria’, Israel said

The Israeli Defense Minister, Naftali Bennett, said that the Israeli army aims to remove Iran from Syria within the next 12 months, learned BulgarianMilitary.com

An Iranian shipment with missiles for Yemen Houthi was seized by the U.S. Navy

WASHINGTON, (BM) - Washington DC accused Iran of trying to ship missiles and other weapons to Yemeni Houthi militia after the US Navy seized two shipments, learned BulgarianMilitary.com according US Navy press conference in Tampa, Florida on Wednesday. Read more: A multirole combat aircraft was downed by the Soviet system S-75 “Dvina” (video) …

Iran integrates domestically-developed radars into its own Mirage F1 fighter jets

TEHRAN, (BM) - Iranian Air Force (IRIAF) announced that it has refurbished its Mirage F1 fighter jets with domestically-developed radars and various other equipment, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, citing Fars news agency. IRIAF Deputy Commander Brigadier General Amir Vahedi broke the news, recounting that the IRIAF has outfitted its Mirage F1…

Iran is ready to hit Israel because of the air strike over Damascus

TEHRAN, (BM) - Iran threatens Israel with a tough response due to a Tel Aviv missile strike at Damascus International Airport. This is stated in the publication of the Federal News Agency, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. Read more: War in Syria: Who controls what and what happens It is worth recalling that part of the missiles launched from…

Iran buys Russian military equipment, S-400 anti-aircraft system is in the list

TEHRAN, (BM) - Tehran is interested in Russian military equipment, Russian Ambassador to Iran Levan Jagaryan said in an interview with RIA Novosti, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. Read more: Military and defense analyzes, comments, opinions and rating – Defweek.com Read more: Iran has obtained the secret codes of a US strategic intelligence…

Iran has obtained the secret codes of a US strategic intelligence drone

TEHRAN, (BM) - The commander of the aerospace forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) of Iran, Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh said that his country uses technology to neutralize the US strategic reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) RQ-4, "even if they are thousands of kilometers from Iranian borders ", learned…

Middle East threat: Iran is one of the five largest anti-ballistic missiles manufacturers

TEHRAN, (BM) - Iran’s deputy defense minister said the country is currently one of the five largest manufacturers of anti-ballistic missiles in the world, with enormous potential for the production of cruise missiles and other defense equipment, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. Read more: Military and defense analyzes, comments, opinions and…

Iran supports Hamas and Islamic Jihad leaders against the US

TEHRAN, (BM) - General Esmayil Kaani, who took the post of Commander of the Quds Forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps instead of the killed by the Americans Kassem Sulejmani, spoke on the phone with Ziyad al-Nahhal, the head of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement, and Hamas Ismail, the head of the Politburo, learned…

Israeli stealths can destroy Iran’s cruise missiles

WASHINGTON, (BM) - The F-35 radar is the most advanced for fighter jets, according to F-35 developer Lockheed Martin. “It enables the F-35 to be capable of identifying and intercepting airborne threats flying at a low altitude and at high speeds,” a company spokesman said on December 18. That’s important considering the emerging threats Israel…

A huge oil tanker has been blown up off the coast of Iran

TEHRAN, (BM) - Yesterday, in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz, off the coast of the UAE, under mysterious circumstances, the huge oil tanker ZOYA 1 was destroyed, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Avia.pro. Read more: Military and defense analyzes, comments, opinions and rating – Defweek.com Read more: South Korea Naval Unit in…

Russia’s S-400 systems close “the entire sky over Iran” to stop F-35 Stealth fighters

MOSCOW, (BM) - In light of rising tensions between Iran and the United States following the latter’s withdrawal from the JCPOA nuclear deal in 2018, which subsequently escalated after the assassination of Iranian Quds Force Commander Qassem Soleimani, Russia has considered providing Iran with more capable air defence systems. Read more:…

Iran plans full-scale purchase of Russian air defense systems

TEHRAN, (BM) - Despite the fact that Iran is more committed to the use of Soviet air defense and missile defense systems, and, in fact, is only engaged in their modernization, it became known that Russia and Iran have agreed on the full-scale purchase by Tehran of Russian air defense systems that will allow Iran to ensure maximum control of only…

An Iranian lawmaker offered a $3M reward to anyone who killed Donald Trump

TEHRAN, (BM) - An Iranian lawmaker offered a $3 million reward to anyone who killed US President Donald Trump and said Iran could avoid threats if it had nuclear arms, learned BulgarianMilitary.com according ISNA news agency report on Tuesday amid Tehran’s latest standoff with Washington. Read more: Military and defense analyzes, comments,…

Iran might has nuclear missile, Israeli intelligence said

TEL AVIV, (BM) - Recent Israeli intelligence estimates have indicated that Iran will have enough highly enriched uranium to build a single nuclear warhead by the end of 2020, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Military Watch. Read more: Military and defense analyzes, comments, opinions and rating – Defweek.com REPORT: ‘Scare each…

US F-35s were detected by Russian S-400 missile system after the Iranian attack

BEIRUT, (BM) - The Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that his country’s military detected six F-35 jets near the borders of Iran after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ (IRGC) attack two Iraqi bases hosting U.S. forces, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting AMN and Avia.pro. Read more: Military and defense analyzes, comments,…

Russia has helped Iran to destroy the US military airbase in Iraq

TEL AVIV, (BM) - The Israeli information publication Debka reports that according to sources in the Russian defense department, Iran used Russian space technology to strike at an American military air base in neighboring Iraq, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Debka. Read more: Military and defense analyzes, comments, opinions and rating –…

US talked about plans to strike at Iran’s nuclear facilities

WASHINGTON, (BM) - The United States was considering the possibility of a preemptive strike on nuclear facilities in Iran to prevent the Islamic Republic from developing nuclear weapons. This was told by United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting RIA Novosti report. Read more: Military and defense…

Is Russia preparing to sale S-400 air defense missile system to Iran?

MOSCOW, (BM) - The Russian leadership is considering selling anti-ballistic missile defense (ABM) to Iran after the assassination of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Kassem Suleymani in the region against the backdrop of the assassination of the Quds forces commander. The fact that part of the Russian military and political elite…

Iran confirmed that Ukrainian plane was shot down by Iranian missile

TEHRAN, (BM) - Iranian authorities have confirmed after initially denying that the Ukrainian plane, which killed 176 people shortly after departing from Tehran this Wednesday, was shot down for human error because it was thought of as an "enemy target". Read more: Military and defense analyzes, comments, opinions and rating – Defweek.com …

Unknown fighter jets launched a missile attack over Iranian military base (updated)

DAMASCUS, (BM) - Unknown fighters launched a missile attack on the positions of the Iranian military, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. As follows from the information in the Arab edition of Al Masdar News, several combat aircraft attacked the positions of the Iranian military, flying through Iraqi airspace. Read more: Military and defense…

Iranian military disrupted US UAVs after the missile strikes

TEHRAN, (BM) - Shortly after a missile strike on an American base in Iraq, the Iranian military violated the work of American drones using electronic warfare methods, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting the commander of the military-space forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Amir Ali Hajizadeh. Read more: Iran attacks US…

Iran continues to threaten: ‘Our military action against US not enough’

TEHRAN, (BM) - Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday that his country's attack was "a slap in the face of the U.S.," and said the military action is still "not enough", learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Anadolu agency. Read more: Iran attacks US targets; UK Navy ready to strike at Iran; Russia’s UAV was shot down …

Russia’s S-400 air defense systems will help Iran shoot down American F-35 fighters

MOSCOW, (BM) - Russian air defense systems deployed in Syria will provide Iran with all the necessary information about US attempts to attack the Islamic republic from the western direction, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting AVIAPRO's source. Read more: Military and defense analyzes, comments, opinions and rating - Defweek.com Read…

US and Iran are on the verge of war, Russian experts comments

MOSCOW, (BM) - As a result of the American special operation, the commander of the special unit of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Al-Quds was killed General Kassem Suleimani. President Trump personally gave the killings. So in the United States responded to the recent assault on their embassy in Baghdad. In Tehran, they promised to…

US tried to disrupt naval exercises of Iran, Russia and China, commander said

TEHRAN, (BM) - The United States tried to disrupt the naval exercises of Russia, Iran and China, which ended on December 30, reports Tasnim, referring to the commander of the Iranian Navy, Rear Admiral Hossein Hanzhan, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. Read more: Iran threatens to destroy any reconnaissance vehicles in the area of ​​exercises with…

Iran’s Supreme Leader promises to revenge Suleymani’s murder

TEHRAN, (BM) - Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has promised to avenge the United States for the assassination of General Kassem Suleimani, the commander of the Al-Quds special forces of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), learned BulgarianMilitary.com. Read more: The US killed Iranian commander "Tough revenge awaits…

Is this a warning to the US and allies? Iran develops ambitious stealth destroyer

TEHRAN, (BM) - The Iranian armed forces unveiled a model of its next generation stealth destroyer, which is currently under development under the "Hormuz Project"., learned BulgarianMilitary.com Read more: Iran threatens to destroy any reconnaissance vehicles in the area of ​​exercises with Russia The warship is the latest of several…

‘A strike will be struck’ – Iran is ready to defend its interests from the USA

TEHRAN, (BM) - Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has warned that Tehran is ready to defend its position and confront those who threaten the country. In addition, he condemned the actions of the US Air Force, which attacked five sites of the Shiite organization Kataib Hezbollah in Iraq and Syria, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. Read…

Iran threatens to destroy any reconnaissance vehicles in the area of ​​exercises with Russia

TEHRAN, (BM) - Any reconnaissance vehicles in the area of ​​the Iran, Russia and China exercises will be destroyed, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, according statement of deputy commander and head of the Iranian army headquarters, Habibullah Sayari. Read more: Finland is watching the Russian exercises in the Arctic According to Sayari, many…

MiG-29 fighter jet of Iranian Air Force crashed near Azerbaijan

TEHRAN, (BM) - Iranian Air Force lost MiG-29 fighter. The incident occurred near the border with Azerbaijan, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Topwar. Read more: Iran might buy two dozen Su-57 fighters equipped with hypersonic air to air missiles According to Mehr news agency, the fighter was piloted by Colonel Mohammad Reza Rahmani,…

Iran might buy two dozen Su-57 fighters equipped with hypersonic air to air missiles

Despite being named as one of the United States’ four ‘great power adversaries’, and succeeding in expanding its influence and projecting its power across the Middle Eastern region at the expense of the Western Bloc and their allies, Iran has invested relatively little in power projection capabilities for its armed forces and retains a defence…

Satellite footage shows a secret Iranian weapons storage tunnel in Syria (photos)

JERUSALEM, (BM) - Iranian backed militias are constructing an underground tunnel believed to be used to smuggle arms and military equipment, images taken by intelligence satellites revealed Tuesday, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. Read more: Iran secretly transfers short-range missiles into Iraq to build a secret arsenal An intelligence…

Iran secretly transfers short-range missiles into Iraq to build a secret arsenal

WASHINGTON, (BM) - US authorities believe that Tehran secretly throws short-range ballistic missiles into Iraq, which can be used in the event of an attack on Iran, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, according report on Wednesday by the electronic version of the newspaper The New York Times. Read more: Syria will become Iran’s own Vietnam, Israeli…

Syria will become Iran’s own Vietnam, Israeli Defence Minister said

TEL AVIV, (BM) - Israeli Defense Minister Naftali Bennett made a statement about the military presence of Iran and pro-Iranian forces in Syria. According to Bennett, which he expressed during a conference in Jerusalem, Syria "will become Iran’s own Vietnam", learned BulgarianMilitary.com. Read more: A car bomb exploded near a Turkish military…

Iranian ship with parts of missiles was detained in the Gulf of Oman

MOSCOW, (BM) - Iranian ship with parts of missiles was detained in the Gulf of Oman, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting russian online website Nezavisimaya Gageta. Read more: Indian Navy Has Deployed in the Gulf of Oman to Undertake Maritime Security Operations As Reuters reports with reference to representatives of the US…

Iran’s submarines will be equipped with Jask cruise missiles

TEHRAN, (BM) - Navy chief Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi announced the mass production of the Jask rocket during a visit to an exhibit on Saturday showing some of Tehran’s latest achievements, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Topwar. Read more: Iran Buys Russia’s S-400 Defense Systems, Fighters and Tanks, US Intelligence Said …

The Aerial Attack Over Saudi Oil Facilities Has Been Personally Approved by Iran’s Supreme Leader

TEHRAN, (BM) - A Reuters investigation has concluded that Iran was behind the September 14 attack on Saudi Aramco’s oil facilities, which knocked out half of the kingdom’s oil production, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Israel Defense. According to Reuters, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei personally approved the combined…

Eight CIA Agents Have Been Captured in Iran, the State Agency IRNA Said

TEHRAN, (BM) - Iranian intelligence services have detained eight people associated with the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting the statement of Iranian state agence IRNA. Read more: CIA Agents Have Been Arrested For Cyber Espionage in Iran According to the Iranian intelligence forces spying…

‘Iranian Attack Against Allied Targets is the Next Step’, General Kenneth F. McKenzie Has Predicted

DUBAI, (BM) - Amid growing American military and economic pressure on Iran, the commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East General Kenneth F. McKenzie has predicted further Iranian attacks against allied targets, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. Read more: Iran Will Destroy Israel, the US and Saudi Arabia, General Said These follow…

Iran Will Destroy Israel, the US and Saudi Arabia, General Said

TEHRAN, (BM) - The commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Hossein Salami threatened to destroy Israel, Saudi Arabia, and the United States if they cross what he described as Tehran’s red lines, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. Read more: Iran Buys Russia’s S-400 Defense Systems, Fighters and Tanks, US Intelligence Said …

Iran Buys Russia’s S-400 Defense Systems, Fighters and Tanks, US Intelligence Said

WASHINGTON, (BM) - The the US Department of Defense Intelligence agency report indicates that Iran is highly likely to seek the acquisition of state-of-the-art Russian military technology, learned BugarianMilitary.com. According to the report, Iranian leaders would like to buy S-400 air defense systems, fourth and fifth generation fighter jets,…

Iran Develops Guided Weapons to Strike Any Point in Middle East, Israel Said

TEL AVIV, (BM) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Monday that Iran is seeking to develop and deploy guided weapons that can strike any point in the Middle East, including placing them in Yemen to strike Israel, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. Netanyahu made the remarks as he met with visiting US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin at the…

Does Iran Has Any Chance Against U.S. F-35 Stealth Fighter Jet?

WASHINGTON, (BM) - Amid escalating tensions between Iran and the United States, in part resulting from U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision unilaterally to withdraw the United States from the 2015 deal limiting Iran’s nuclear program, the U.S. armed forces have deployed a wide array of ships, planes and other weapons to the Middle East. The…

Iran Plans to Build Attack Speedboats That Can Reach Speeds of 100 Knots

WASHINGTON, (BM) - “By tapping into the capabilities and technical expertise of our domestic elite, we will move toward production of speed vessels that can travel at the speed of 100 knots in the near future,” Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri, commander of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corp Navy announced. "Today, marine vessels that cruise at 90…

The U.S. Sends Troops in Saudi Arabia and the Persian Gulf Might Be on Fire

WASHINGTON, (BM) - The Islamic State of Iran was born in enmity toward the United States. Led by the fiery cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, revolutionary leaders animated crows in Iran by lambasting “Great Satan” for any number of crimes, both real and imagined. It didn’t take long for this animosity to turn kinetic. As the Iran-Iraq…

What Kind of Weapons Iran Would Use to Wage War?

WASHINGTON, (BM) - With the possible exception of North Korea, no country in the post–Cold War era has sought to challenge the United States as much as Iran. From the Middle East to Central Asia to Latin America, Tehran has never missed an opportunity to antagonize the U.S. and limit its influence. This is an inherently risky strategy. Not only…

Will Iran and Russia Ally with the Kurds Against Turkey?

WASHINGTON, (BM) - The Turkish military has begun bombing northern Syria, empowered by Donald Trump’s public announcement that he had green-lighted a Turkish operation into territory occupied by U.S.-backed Kurdish forces, essentially exposing a key ally in America’s fight against the Islamic State (ISIS) to new dangers. Trump announced that…

Iran Has S-300 and Tor-M1 Missile Defense Systems Covering Industrial Area

TEHRAN, (BM) - Iranian television publishes a story reporting on the visit of the command of the country's armed forces to a military base in the Eselouillet region, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. This is a large industrial area of ​​Iran, located in the province of Bushehr (Bushehr). In the Eselouillet region, large fields and oil refineries…

Israel Might Well Consider a Preventive Nuclear Attack Against Iran

WASHINGTON, (BM) - Main Point: If Israel ever does use nuclear weapons in anger, it will rewrite the diplomatic and security architecture of the Middle East, and also the nonproliferation architecture of the world as a whole. Israel’s nuclear arsenal is the worst-kept secret in international relations. Since the 1970s, Israel has maintained a…

A Nuclear-Armed Iran Might Be One of Donald Trump’s Going-Away Presents

WASHINGTON, (BM) - Rarely are one’s predictions as quickly tested as those I made in August. I suggested that the United States’ lame response to Iran’s aggressive actions would lead to escalation. It was not hard to predict. It seemed obvious to me that, unable to get the European Union to help meaningfully circumvent U.S. sanctions, Iran…

A Probable War with Iran Would Be a Huge Mistake, US Magazine Analyzed

WASHINGTON, (BM) - Sixteen years ago, the George W. Bush administration manipulated intelligence to scare the public into backing an aggressive war against Iraq. The smoking gun mushroom clouds that National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice warned against didn’t exist, but the invasion long desired by neoconservatives and other hawks…

Iran’s Missiles Are Very Good and Should Be Taken Seriously, US Media Reported

WASHINGTON, (BM) - Iran is continuing to develop increasingly long-range ballistic missiles - and is firing some shorter-range missiles in combat - despite demands from the U.S. government that the Islamic republic totally give up any weapons that could, in theory, carry a nuclear warhead. On Sept. 8 and Oct. 1, 2018, Iran launched Zulfiqar,…

Iran is Not Going to Back Down, US Admiral Believes

WASHINGTON, (BM) - The US believes that Iran has not retreated and is not going to retreat from its "warlike" position, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Reuters. Read more: Iran Showed its Own New Made 35 mm Anti-Aircraft Weapon System The United States, Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, France, and Germany have publicly accused…

Iranian Forces Equipped with Home-made Helicopters

TEHRAN, (BM) - Three new Shahed 278 and one Shahed 285 helicopters were delivered to the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Ground Force, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. Read more: Iran Has Been Developing Nuclear Weapons at a New Secret Site (Video) Addressing the ceremony in the Isfahan on monday, Iranian Deputy Defense Minister…

According Germany, Iran Has Been Trying to Acquire Mass Destruction Weapons

BERLIN, (BM) - A new German intelligence report from the state of Hesse on Wednesday outlined the Islamic Republic of Iran’s illicit espionage activities in the central European country, including efforts to obtain weapons of mass destruction during 2018, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting The Jerusalem Post. Read more: Iran Has Been…

A Promise from Saudi to Show ‘Material Evidence’ for Iranian Attack over Saudi Oil Industry

JEDDAH/NEW YORK, (BM) - Saudi Arabia said it would show evidence on Wednesday linking regional rival Tehran to an unprecedented attack on its oil industry that Washington believes originated from Iran in a dangerous escalation of Middle East frictionslearned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Reuters. Tehran has denied involvement in the Sept. 14…

Iran Has Been Developing Nuclear Weapons at a New Secret Site (Video)

JERUSALEM, (BM) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Iran had been developing nuclear weapons at a secret site near the city of Abadeh, but that Tehran destroyed the facility after learning it had been exposed, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting ArabNews. Read more: Iranian Secret Nuclear Warehouse Was Found It…

Iran Introduced Its Home-Made Mobin Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

MOSCOW, (BM) - Iran has introduced one of the latest models of its home-made unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) at the international MAKS 2019 air show in the Russian city of Zhukovsky, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting PressTV. Read more: Iran Unveiled a New Radar Air Defense System The three-meter-long drone, named Mobin, weighs 670kg…

‘We Urge Our Allies and Partners to Increase the Pressure on the Iranian Regime’, Pompeo said

WASHINGTON, (BM) - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday urged to international community to step up pressure on Iran, warning that time was running out before a UN arms embargo on Tehran expires, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting The Times of Israel. Read more: Iran to Israel: Israeli Involvement in US-led Coalition in the Gulf…

Iran Unveiled a New Radar Air Defense System

TEHRAN, (BM) - Iran unveiled a new radar air defense system on Saturday it says is capable of detecting missiles and drones at a range of 400 kilometers (250 miles), learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Israel Defense. Read more: Iran Has Developed Highly Capable Surface-to-air Missile (SAM) Systems The “Falaq” is a locally overhauled…

Iran to Israel: Israeli Involvement in US-led Coalition in the Gulf Would Have “Disastrous Consequences”

TEHRAN, (BM) - Iran’s defense minister said Thursday that the formation of a US-led flotilla in the Gulf would “increase insecurity” and any Israeli involvement would have “disastrous consequences” for the region, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting The Times of Israel. Tehran and Washington have been locked in a battle of nerves since US…

Russia and Iran May Shortly Hold a Joint Naval Exercise in the Area of the Strait of Hormuz

TEHRAN, (BM) - Russia and Iran may shortly hold a joint naval exercise in the area of the Strait of Hormuz, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, according Iranian Navy Commander Hossein Khanzadi statement. "A joint Russian-Iranian exercise is expected to be held shortly in the Indian Ocean. The exercise may also be held in the northern part of the…

Iran Has Captured 17 Spies Working for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

TEHRAN, (BM) - Iran has captured 17 spies working for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency and some have been sentenced to death, learned Bulgarianmilitary.com, quoting Reuters and according Iranian media report on Monday. Read more: CIA Agents Have Been Arrested For Cyber Espionage in Iran State television quoted the Intelligence Ministry…

Tension in the Gulf: A British-Flagged Tanker Has Been Seized by Iran

DUBAI, (BM) - A British-flagged tanker has been seized by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard and the British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt says the tanker seizure shows Iran is choosing "a dangerous path of illegal and destabilising behaviour" , learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting MEMO. #BREAKING British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt says the…

The Home-Made ‘Mohajer 6’ Combat UAVs Have Been Delivered to Iranian Ground Force

TEHRAN, (BM) - The Iranian Army Ground Force on Wednesday, July 17, 2019, has received 3 new home-made combat drones, namely 'Mohajer 6'. Mohajer-6 is the first UAV of the Mohajer family that is armed with a guided weapon system and is bigger than the other types of Mohajer family, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Army Recognition. …

Iran Threatens Britain Again, London is Sending Second Warship in the Gulf Region

DUBAI, LONDOM, (BM) - Britain will soon be “slapped in the face” for the capture of an Iranian supertanker last week, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Reutres. “Iran’s strong establishment will soon slap Britain in the face for daring to seize the Iranian oil tanker,” cleric Kazem Sedighi told worshippers during Tehran’s Friday prayer…

Britain Would Face “Repercussions” Over the Seizure of an Iranian Oil Tanker, Iran Says

TEHRAN, (BM) - Tehran said Wednesday that Britain would face “repercussions” over the seizure of an Iranian oil tanker after denying earlier in the week that the ship detained in Gibraltar was carrying crude to Syria, which would put it in violation of EU sanctions, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting the Times of Israel. Iran’s President…

A Conflict in the Persian Gulf Region May Grow Uncontrollably, an Iranian General Says

TEHRAN, (BM) - “Any conflict in the Gulf region may grow uncontrollably,” General Rashid, Commander of Khatam ol-Anbia Headquarters told Fars News Agency, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. The comment comes as a result of the American drone shot down earlier in the week and Donald Trump's decision to cancel a military strike in which 150 people…

U.S. Cyber Attacks Against Iranian Missile Systems Have Not Been Successful, Iran said

TEHRAN, (BM) - U.S. cyber attacks against Iranian targets have not been successful, Iran’s minister said on Monday, within days of reports that the Pentagon had launched a long-planned cyber attack to disable his country’s rocket launch systems, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Reuters. BulgarianMilitary.com recalls that US President…

Iran Has Developed Highly Capable Surface-to-air Missile (SAM) Systems

LONDON, (BM) - The shooting down of a US Navy RQ-4A Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle on 20 June appears to have confirmed that Iran has developed highly capable surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems in recent years, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Jane`s. The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) announced the incident, saying the…

CIA Agents Have Been Arrested For Cyber Espionage in Iran

TEHRAN, (BM) - A senior Iranian official says that Iran has recently exposed and neutralized a ”large US cyber espionage network,” learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Reuters and the state-owned radio and television broadcasting company IRIB. Read more: A Military Scenario If There Is a Conflict Between Israel and Iran The secretary of…

Iran Has Presented Its Missile Defence System Khordad 15 (Video)

TEHRAN, (BulgarianMilitary.com) - The Iranian Ministry of Defence has presented a new missile defence system, its own production – Khordad 15, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting the Bulgarian National Radio. According to Minister of Defence, Brigadier General Amir Hatami, the system is capable of finding various targets, including…

Iran Has A Ballistic Missile “Khorramshahr variant”, In Violation of UN Security Council Resolution

JERUSALEM, (BGM) - Israel says Iran continues ballistic missile launches, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Jane`s. Iran launched a Khorramshahr medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) in December 2018, the Israeli representative to the UN told the Security Council in a letter released on 5 June. Danny Danon said there had been seven…

Increased U.S. Presence In Our Region Is Dangerous and It Threatens International Peace, Iran Said

TEHRAN (BGM) - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Saturday that the U.S. decision to deploy more troops to the Middle East in response to the perceived threat from Iran was “extremely dangerous” for peace, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Reuters. The U.S. military on Friday accused Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) of…

Rouhani warns US: Iran Will Not Surrender to U.S. Pressure Even If the Country is Bombed

TEHRAN (BGM) - Iran will not surrender to pressure from the United States even if the country is bombed, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has warned, amid weeks of heated rhetoric and hostility between Washington and Tehran, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting MEY. Read more: A Military Scenario If There Is a Conflict Between Israel and Iran…

Iran’s Top Diplomat: There Will Be No War

DUBAI (BM) - Iran’s top diplomat on Saturday dismissed the possibility of war erupting in the region, saying Tehran did not want a conflict and that no country had the “illusion it can confront Iran”, learned BulgarianMilitary, quoting Reuters. Tensions between Washington and Tehran have increased in recent days, raising concerns about a…

B-52 Bombers Have Arrived at a Major American Air Base in Qatar

AL UDEID AIR BASE, DOHA, Qatar (BulgarianMilitary.com) - B-52 bombers ordered by the White House to deploy to the Persian Gulf to counter unspecified threats from Iran have arrived at a major American air base in Qatar, learned BulgarianMilitary.com according to information from U.S. Air force and New York Post. Read more: B-52 in Gulf…

The US Is Preparing To Transfer Additional Bombers and Patriot Surface-To-Air Missile Systems to the Middle East

WASHINGTON, the U.S. (BulgarianMilitary.com) - According to AP, Washington will take actions to prevent a presumable threat by Iran in the Middle East, sending additional military forces to the region, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. Read more: A Military Scenario If There Is a Conflict Between Israel and Iran The matter in hand is a…

Iran Showed its Own New Made 35 mm Anti-Aircraft Weapon System

TEHRAN, Iran (BulgarianMilitary.com) - New Iranian-made 35mm anti-aircraft air defense system "Seraj Sadegh 10" showed for the first time to the public during the military parade for National Army Day, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Army Recognition. According to specialist`s analysis, this new air defense system seems to use the Swiss…

A Military Scenario If There Is a Conflict Between Israel and Iran

JERUSALEM, Israel (BulgarianMilitary.com) - A military confrontation between Iran and Israel will involve at least in the first phase, attacks on Israeli targets by Iranian upgraded rockets deployed in Lebanon, and counter attacks by Israeli air, sea and ground forces. This is the assessment of Israeli experts that have referred to the warning…

What Is Iran Doing in Syria?

SOFIA, Bulgaria, Author: Ruslan Trad for Vesti.bg (BulgarianMilitary.com) - In Tehran, the political elite celebrated in front of multi-thousand crowds four decades from the Islamic Revolution that overthrew the government of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi. The end of over 2,500 years of monarchic tradition is one of the most significant dates in…

Israel has been attacking new Iranian targets near Damascus in the last 24 hours (video)

JERUSALEM, Israel (BulgarianMilitary.com) - An Israeli air force (IAF) Iron Dome battery in northern Israel has intercepted a Syrian missile launched shortly after an alleged attack of Israeli fighter planes on targets near the Damascus international airport on Jan. 20, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. The Israeli defence forces (IDF) confirmed…

Iran’s ballistic missile program is moving forward in spite of warnings (Photos)

JERUSALEM, Israel (BulgarianMilitary.com) - The failed Iranian launch of an imaging satellite proves that this country's ballistic missile program is moving forward in spite of warnings from the U.S and Europe. Israel has observed the preparations for launch and the launch itself, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. Iran said it conducted a…

The Israeli air force has performed an air attack on Iranian targets in Syria

JERUSALEM, Israel (BulgarianMilitary.com) - The Israeli air force (IAF) has performed a massive air attack on Iranian targets in Syria. The standoff precision bombs hit the targets on Dec 25, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. In response, the Syrians have launched a salvo of some 30 surface-air missiles against the attacking aircraft. One such…

Tehran Can Expand the Range of Its Missiles beyond the Limit of 2,000 Kilometres

WASHINGTON, the USA (BulgarianMilitary.com) — On Monday (10th December 2018), a senior commander in the Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran revealed that Tehran can expand the range of its missiles beyond the present limit of 2,000 km, learned BulgarianMilitary.com As reported by the Fars news agency, Brig. Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, IRGC Aerospace…

European states after fortifying ties with Iran’s Navy

Sayyari, who is in Italy to attend a naval conference and to provide the European country with Iran’s experience in ensuring security in high-risk maritime zones, like the Gulf of Aden, saw willingness of various countries’ navy commanders to gain Iran’s know-how and experience in establishment of security and thwarting pirates in international…