MNA Major General Mohammad Bagheri, Chief of General Staff of Iranian Armed Forces, said some Sukhoi fighter jets overhauled by Iranian experts were used in Iraq to combat terrorism. Chief of General Staff of Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Bagheri made the remark in a national conference on Tuesday. Some of our aircraft, including ...

Tasnim Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh announced that the IRGCs fighter jets will be equipped with cruise missiles with a range of 1500 kilometers. Brigadier General Hajizadeh made the announcement on the sidelines of a ceremony attended by IRGC Commander Major General ...

Isfahan, April 27, IRNA An Iranian Air Force fighter jet crashed in the countrys central province of Isfahan on Wednesday. According to informed sources, the Sukhoi fighter jet crashed due to technical problems in Zuki region in Naein. Both of the pilots ejected from the plane and managed to land safely by parachutes. Naien is located 140 ...

Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan says Tehran is in talks with Moscow for the purchase of Russian-made Sukhoi fighter jets. We arediscussing the purchase of Sukhoi fighter planes from Russia, Dehqan said in an interview with Lebanon-basedArabic-language al-Mayadeennews network on Sunday. Earlier this week,Tehran and Moscow ...

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif (pictured)said on Wednesday, the eighth day of talks between Iran and the 5+1 Powers seeking a comprehensive nuclear deal, We have agreedon about 50 percent of text, but this doesnt mean weve reached agreement on the differences that remain. The two sides began drafting of a general text last weekend, ...

Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian (pictured)has issued a strong statementof an Iran-Russia alliance over Iraq. Amir-Abollahian, who visited Russia last week, told the al-Alam Arabic-language news channel, Tehran and Moscow firmly support Iraq in its fight against terrorism and will strongly stand by the Iraqi nation and government to ...

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TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian dismissed media reports that the country has dispatched Sukhoi fighter jets to Iraq to help the country's combat on terrorist groups. "The Iraqis have not yet made any demands from the Islamic Republic of Iran for arms shipments; of course if they ask for it, we will certainly ...