Iran Military & Defence

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. …

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…