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Trump claims US Navy shot down Iranian drone in Strait of Hormuz
Jul 19, 2019 01:38President Donald Trump says that a US ship has shot down an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz.
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Iran will never start war, but will defend its soil against aggression: Zarif
Jul 18, 2019 02:52Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Iran “will never start a war,” but “will defend its territory” against any act of aggression.
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Iranian crane vessel released from Kuwaiti port after 10 months: Operator
Jul 16, 2019 01:28The private owner of a major Iranian crane vessel says the ship is returning to the country’s southern coasts 10 months after it was illegally "seized" in a Kuwaiti port.
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Qatar opens largest naval base amid US-Saudi military drills
Jul 15, 2019 09:32Qatar, which is home to the biggest US military base in West Asia, has opened its own largest naval base amid ongoing tensions with Saudi Arabia, currently holding joint military drills with American forces.
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Invulnerable to threats, Iran will give devastating response to any attack: Leader’s aide
Jul 11, 2019 01:30Iran is invulnerable to enemies' warmongering and will make them regret in any act of aggression, says Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi, a top Military Aide to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.
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US to form military coalition in Persian Gulf to deter Iran’s ‘threat’
Jul 10, 2019 04:10The US military’s top general says Washington has engaged in talks with a number of countries to form an international military coalition to deter what it calls Iran’s threat to shipping in the Persian Gulf region.
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Iran’s Defense Ministry delivers indigenous vessel to police force
Jul 08, 2019 04:09Iran’s Defense Ministry has started delivering domestically-built Haidar-class patrol boats to the country’s police force operating in the Persian Gulf region.
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MP reveals details of Iran plan to charge ships passing through Strait of Hormuz
Jul 07, 2019 14:02A senior member of the Iranian parliament has shared more details of a plan to collect tolls from foreign ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf.
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Iranians remember innocent victims of airliner downed by US
Jul 05, 2019 05:54TEHRAN (FNA)- On July 3, 1988, Iran Air Flight 655 (IR655) was shot down by USS Vincennes which led to the loss of the lives of 290 innocent civilians from six nations, including 66 children and 38 non-Iranians. The United States claimed later that this was an accident caused by human error, but awarded a medal of honor to the captain of the warship. [PHOTOS]
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Iranians commemorate victims of 1988 US downing of passenger jet
Jul 05, 2019 05:38BANDAR ABBAS (Tasnim) - Iranians threw flowers into the sea during a commemoration ceremony for the 31st anniversary of the downing of Iran Air flight 655 by the US navy, at the Port of Bandar Abbas on July 3, 2019.