weapons

Armed robbery ring busted in southeastern Iran, large haul of weapons seized

Zahedan, IRNA — An armed robbery ring has been disbanded in southeastern Iran, and a large haul of weapons has been seized from the gang, a provincial official says.
12 days ago
US approves $20bn weapons package for Zionist regime

Tehran, IRNA – The US Department of Defense (Pentagon) has approved the sale of $20 billion in fighter jets and other military equipment to Israel as the regime presses ahead with more than 10-month genocidal war on the Gaza Strip.
3 months ago
UN rapporteur: Israel committing genocide in Gaza with US, European weapons

Tehran, IRNA - The UN special rapporteur on Palestine Francesca Albanese has said that the Zionist regime uses US and European weapons to carry out “genocide” in Gaza.
3 months ago
Israeli expert voices concern over Hezbollah’s advanced weapons

Tehran, IRNA — An Israeli military expert has expressed concerns about Hezbollah’s electromagnet weaponry and its consequences.
3 months ago
By Kiarash Jalili*

A closer look at weapons used by Iran against Israel

Tehran, IRNA – Shortly before midnight on Sunday April 14, 2024, Iran launched a retaliatory attack against the military bases of the Zionist regime in occupied Palestine and the Golan Heights. This was in response to the bombing of the Iranian consulate in Damascus more than two weeks earlier.
6 months ago
Yemen to use 'submarine weapons' in Red Sea strikes: Houthi

Tehran, IRNA — Leader of Yemen’s Ansarullah movement has threatened more strikes on Israeli, American and British ships in the Red Sea as he announced the introduction of submarine weapons into the armed forces.
8 months ago
Spain continues to arm Israel despite claims of halting exports: Report

Tehran, IRNA – Spain has continued to send weapons and military equipment to the occupied territories contrary to the claim of Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares that it had stopped all arms exports to the occupying regime, according to a Spanish newspaper.
9 months ago
Large shipment of US-made arms seized in Iran’s southern waters

Tehran, IRNA – Iranian authorities have intercepted a large consignment of US-made arms and equipment off the coast of Hormozgan province in southern Iran, an Iranian judicial official has announced.
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Large weapons cache seized in western Iran

Tehran, IRNA- Iranian security forces have seized a massive depot of weapons, including thousands of rounds of ammunition and handguns, along border regions of western Iran, an official has said.
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FM spox rejects alleged weapons shipment from Iran to Yemen

Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani on Thursday rejected alleged shipment of weapons from Iran to Yemen, saying that the allegations have been levelled based on political motives and aim to mislead the world public opinion.
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Confiscated weapons smuggled to Iran during riots (Sep. 17-Dec. 5)

Western officials called Iran’s riots peaceful protests at a time when they at least knew about the massive smuggling of weapons to Iran during the unrest (Sep. 17-Dec. 5, 2022).
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Russia rules out charges on arms delivery from Iran

Tehran, IRNA – The industrial and military complex of the Russian Federation is capable of achieving the objectives without asking other countries to supply aid, a Russian envoy said.
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More than 3,000 unauthorized weapons confiscated in western Iran

Khorramabad, IRNA – As many as 3,111 unauthorized weapons have been confiscated in the Iranian western province of Lorestan since the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year (started on March 21), according to the Police commander of the province.
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Iran condemns US sanctions at UN BWC Revision Conference

London, IRNA – Managing director of Foreign Ministry International Peace and Security Office giving a lecture at Ninth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention condemned US sanctions, which he said breach conventions.
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Iran diplomat in UK censures Germany over baseless accusations

London, IRNA – Iranian Chargé d'Affaires in the UK Mehdi Hosseini Matin has reacted to the unfounded claims leveled against Iran by the German ambassador in London, saying that Berlin officials should be shameful of their hypocritical behavior.
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Moscow dismisses reports on Iranian weapons supply to Russia

Tehran, IRNA – Russia’s Embassy in Tehran dismissed media reports about the supply of Iranian weapons to Russia as “fake”.
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Iran dismantled 78 gangs in 6 months

Tehran, IRNA - Iran’s Intelligence forces have dismantled some 78 arms and ammunition smuggling gangs in the first six months of the current Iranian year (March 21, 2021-September 23, 2021).
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Iran seizes weapons cargo in SW province: Commander

Ahwaz, April 19, IRNA - The commander of IRGC's regional HQ in Southwestern Iran (“Karbala” HQ), Brigadier General Ahmad Khadem Seyed al-Shohada said on Monday that Iranian forces seized a shipment of weapon at the borders of Khuzestan, Iran.
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Iran’s permanent envoy to UN Geneva Headquarters:

S Arabia possesses most destabilizing weapons in region

Tehran, Jan 19, IRNA – Iran’s permanent ambassador to the United Nations Geneva Headquarters Esmail Baqaie Hamane said there on Tuesday that Saudi Arabia is the standard-bearer of making coalitions for war, intruding its neighbors and possessing the most destabilizing weapons in the sensitive Middle East region.
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