MNA In a statement on Wednesday, the Iranian Parliament hailed the recent Grand Zolfaghar-99 military exercise, staged by the Army. The three-day exercise, dubbed Zolfaghar-99, kicked off last Thursday under the command of the Armys Zolfaghar base with the participation and cooperation of four branches of the Army on the area of two million ...

Swiss FM visit to Iran [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="600"] Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf meets Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis in Tehran on Sunday morning.[/caption] [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="616"] Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met and held talks with Swiss Foreign Minister ...

AFP - The Iranian navy began a three-day exercise in the Sea of Oman near the strategic Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, deploying an array of warships, drones, and missiles. One of the exercise's objectives is to devise "tactical offensive and defensive strategies for safeguarding the country's territorial waters and shipping lanes,...

MNA During the Zolfaghar-99 military exercise on Fri., one US plane and two drones, that had violated the law and entered Iranian Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) illegally, were intercepted by homemade Karrar drone. One P-8 aircraft, MQ-9 and RQ-4 drones, entered the country's Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) while being in full observation ...

Tasnim The Iranian Army on Saturday finished a large-scale military exercise in the Sea of Oman and parts of the Indian Ocean. The drill, codenamed Zolfaqar-99, had begun on Thursday with forces from various units in attendance, including the Ground Force, Navy, Air Force, and Air Defense. The drill zone covered an area of 2 million square kilometers ...

ISNA | Hadi Zand: The Iranian Army on Saturday finished a large-scale military exercise in the Sea of Oman and parts of the Indian Ocean. The drill, codenamed Zolfaqar-99, had begun on Thursday with forces from various units in attendance, including the Ground Force, Navy, Air Force, and Air Defense. The drill zone covered an area of 2 million square ...

IRNA Iran's fully domestic semi-heavy submarine 'Fateh' (conquerer) took part in Zolfaqar-99 Maneuver staged by the Iranian Army. According to the army's Public Relations Department, the all-Iranian submarine 'Fateh' (conquerer) was used in the war game for the first time. The reconnaissance and operational patrolling in the general zone of ...

MNA - The domestically-manufactured Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UAV) named Kaman-12 of Army Air Force successfully carried out its predetermined mission by flying over area of Zolfaghar-99 Joint Military Exercise. As the first combat drone of the Army Force of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Kaman-12 drone has been designed and produced by experts ...

ISNA | Hadi Zand: The coast-to-sea cruise missile Ghader was fired in Irans Army military exercise Zolfaghar-99. The missile fired from a coast-to-sea site successfully hit the target at a distance of more than 200 km. The three-day exercises, dubbed Zolfaqar-99, kicked off on Thursday under the command of the Armys Zolfaqar base, with observers from ...

Tasnim The Iranian Navy fired homegrown Qader cruise missiles to hit naval targets at a large-scale military exercise underway in Irans southeastern waters. The main stage of the military drill, codenamed Zolfaqar-99, included the launch of Qader coast-to-sea missiles. A spokesperson for the war game said the cruise missiles, launched from the ...

Daily look at Irans late-breaking news and upcoming events:   Massive military drills underway in Irans southern waters The Army of the Islamic Republic of Iran on Thursday started a massive military maneuver dubbed Zolfaqar in the countrys southern waters and in international waters. Israel recreating path of insulting Islam, Prophet ...

ISNA | Hadi Zand: The three-day exercises, dubbed Zolfaqar-99, kicked off on Thursday under the command of the Armys Zolfaqar base, with observers from the Khatam al-Anbiya Air Defense Base in attendance. The drills cover an area of two million square kilometers in the eastern waters of the Strait of Hormuz, Makran coast, Oman Sea and North Ocean India ...

IRNA Iranian Army's Air Defense Forces warned extra-regional aircraft to keep their distance from maneuver area in the south of the country, spokesman for Zolfaqar-99 drills announced on Thursday. Foreign manned and unmanned aircrafts have got warning since September 9 to keep distance from maneuver area's airspace, Commodore Shahram Irani said ...

Tasnim The Army of the Islamic Republic of Iran on Thursday started a massive military maneuver dubbed Zolfaqar in the country's southern waters and in international waters. Deputy Coordinator of the Army Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari announced that the main stages of the Zolfaqar joint exercise will continue for three days. He pointed out ...