Defense Minister
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Iran defense minister pays tribute to Simon Bolivar
Tehran, IRNA - Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh paid his respects to the late Venezuelan politician, Simon Bolivar, by attending the tomb of the leader of the liberation revolutions of Latin America.
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Iran's defense minister departs for Venezuela
Tehran, IRNA - Iran's Defense Minister Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh has embarked on a visit to Venezuela.
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Iran’s defense minister stresses ongoing support for Axis of Resistance
Tehran, IRNA - Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh has emphasized the country's ongoing support for the Axis of Resistance.
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Iran’s defense chief meets Syria’s president to discuss security ties
Tehran, IRNA -- Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh has met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus to discuss mutual defense and security cooperation.
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Iranian, Syrian defense ministers hold talks in Damascus
Tehran, IRNA – Iran's Defense Minister Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh has met his Syrian counterpart Ali Mahmoud Abbas in a bid to hold key military talks to further expand mutual cooperation.
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Iran defense minister: Syria plays strategic role in Iranian foreign policy
Tehran, IRNA – Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Azizi Nasirzadeh, who is on a visit to Syria, has said that the Arab country plays a strategic role in Iran’s foreign policy.
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Iran unveils comprehensive geographic observatory system
Tehran, IRNA – Iran has unveiled its comprehensive geographical observatory system during an exhibition opened on Monday and attended by Defense Minister Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh.
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Defense minister rejects enemies' fighter jets invaded Iranian air space
Tehran, IRNA - Iran's Defense Minister Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh has dismissed the media hype that enemies' fighter jets have invaded Iranian air space in the Israeli airstrike against Tehran on October 26.
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Iran defense minister condoles martyrdom of employees of Air Defense Force
Tehran, IRNA - Iran's Defense Minister Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh in a message condoled the martyrdom of four brave and zealous employees of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Defense following the recent attacks of the Zionist regime.
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‘Peace, stability, security’ Iran’s messages to defense ministers of SCO
IRNA, Tehran – Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani has underscored that the defense and security doctrine of the Islamic Republic of Iran is based on pursuing peace, stability, and security for all countries in the region and the world.
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UK sanctions Iran's defense minister
London, IRNA - Under the pretext of preventing the escalation of tensions in the region, following Iran's legitimate defense against the aggressive act of the Zionist regime, the UK regime sanctioned Brigadier Mohammad Reza Ashtiani, the Minister of Defense and Support of the Armed Forces of Iran, along with a number of personalities and military institutions of the Islamic Republic.
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Azarakhsh, Arman air defense systems destroy targets in shortest time: Minister
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Gharaei Ashtiani has said that the newly unveiled Azarakhsh and Arman air defense systems can destroy their targets within the shortest time period and distance.
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Iran will do its best to obtain latest defense technology: Minister
Tehran, IRNA – Iranian Defense Minister Mohammad Reza Ashtiani says the country will do its best to gain the latest technology needed for the country's defense.
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Press conference of Iranian defense ministry spokesman
The first press conference of Brigadier General Reza Talainik, the spokesman of the Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics Support was held at the Ministry of Defense in Tehran on Tuesday with the presence of mass media representatives.
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Iran’s defense power deters threats, says Minister
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani has said that adversaries have ceased their threats against Iran, acknowledging the nation’s robust defense capabilities.
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Zionist regime's brutal attacks on Gaza "a political suicide": Iran’s Defense Minister
Tehran, IRNA – Iran's Defense Minister Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani has termed the Zionist regime's brutal attacks on the Gaza Strip as "a political suicide".
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Iranian Defense Minister, Russian counterpart meeting in Tehran
Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Sergei Shoigu has traveled to Iran with a high-ranking military delegation. He held a meeting with his Iranian counterpart Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani on September 20, 2023. (IRNA photos/Ahmad Moeini Jam)
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'Iran ready to share defense capacities after embargoes expires in October'
Tehran, IRNA - Iran’s Minister of Defense Brigadier-General Mohammadreza Ashtiani has expressed his country's readiness to share the military and defense capacities with all independent and allied countries, especially regional neighbors and Muslim countries.
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Iran plans to launch 2 or 3 satellites by March 2024
Tehran, IRNA – The Iranian Minister of Defense has announced that the country plans to launch two or three satellites by the end of the Iranian calendar year, which begins on March 21, 2023.
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China says pursues military cooperation with Iran
Moscow, IRNA – Defense Minister of China Li Shangfu has said at the Moscow Conference on International Security that Beijing was committed to deepening its defense cooperation with the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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Iran-Belarus top generals call for expanding military ties
Tehran, IRNA – Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Bagheri and Belarusian Defense Mnister General Viktor Khrenin in a meeting in Tehran called for expanding defense cooperation.
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Minister says Iran ready to help Syria rebuild defense infrastructure
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Minister of Defense Brigadier General Mohammad-Reza Ashtiani has said that his country is ready to help Syria rebuild and develop its defense infrastructures.
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Iran calls for Shanghai group's more balanced defense policies
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani has called on the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states to play more active role in achieving balanced defense policies.
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West states send weapons to Ukraine for war of attrition: Iran Min
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani has said that the United States and some Western countries are seeking a war of attrition in Ukraine by continuing to provide military support and sending weapons to the country.
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Iran defense minister in Moscow to meet Russian, Turkish, Syrian counterparts
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani arrived in the Russian capital Moscow on Monday night to attend a four-party meeting on rebuilding ties between Syria and Turkey.
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Iran unveils homegrown Yasin advanced training jet
Tehran, IRNA – The second prototype of the Iranian-developed Yasin training jet and its mass production line were unveiled in the presence of the Minister of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics of Iran Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Gharaei Ashtiani.
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Official: Iran, Venezuela, 2 independent countries with shared int'l stands
Tehran, IRNA – The head of Iran and Venezuela Economic Cooperation Commission said that Iran and Venezuela are two independent countries with close and shared stands on regional and international developments.
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Iran’s missile achievements at a glance
Tehran, IRNA – According to Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani creativity and innovation in the complex process of construction management, improvement of operational capacity and combat readiness, self-reliance and breaking of dependency, reduction of industrial sabotage in terms of technologies localization, and currency and economic savings are among the strategic achievements of these scientific and technological activities.
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Bavar-373 missile defense capable of encountering ballistic missiles: Minister
Tehran, IRNA – Iran's Defense Minister and Armed Forces Logistics, Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Gharaei Ashtiani said that Bavar-373 missile defense has the capability of encountering ballistic missiles.
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Defense minister says Iran’s electronics industry is at global scale
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Minister of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics said on Saturday that the country defense industry, especially in electronics, is at the global scale.