MNA Brigadier General Seyyed Mohammad Hejazi has been appointed as the deputy commander of the IRGC Quds Force. Hejazi was handed the decree signed by IRGC commander Major General Hossein Salami in a ceremony held today in IRGCs headquarters in Tehran. Among his earlier positions, one can refer to the deputy Quds Force till the end of the Iran-...

BAGHDAD (AP) -- Iraq's prime minister urged Fallujah residents on Monday to expel al-Qaida militants to avoid an all-out battle in the besieged city, a sign that the government could be paving the way for an imminent military push in an attempt to rout hard-line Sunni insurgents challenging its territorial control over the western approaches to Baghdad....

Deputy Chief of Staff of Iran's Armed Forces Brigadier General Mohammad Hejazi has warned the state sponsors of Takfiri terrorism of the consequences of their actions. In a Monday interview, Hejazi expressed regret over the deaths of innocent people at the hand of Takfiri terrorists in some regional countries, adding, The country backing Takfiri and ...

Deputy Chief of Staff of Iran's Armed Forces Brigadier General Mohammad Hejazi says if necessary, the Islamic Republic is prepared to give military equipment to Iraq to fight al-Qaeda. Asked about some Iraqi media reports that Baghdad is seeking help from Iran and the US to assist its operations against al-Qaeda, Hejazi said on Sunday that no official ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iranian air force units will soon equip their F-14 fighter jets with a new indigenous air-to-air missile as a replacement for the old American Phoenix missile. Iranian military experts and researchers have completed the production process of a new air-launched missile, dubbed Fakour 90 (Thoughtful 90), which will be mounted on F-14 ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iran will in the near future unveil a new type of long-range air-to-air missile, a top commander announced Tuesday. The project of Maqsoud (Purpose) long-range air-to-air missile will come on stream in the near future, Deputy Chief of Staff of Iran's Armed Forces Brigadier General Mohammad Hejazi said in a conference on air-...