TEHRAN, August 21 - The US military has lost an advanced drone over Yemen, American officials say, confirming earlier reports that the Houthi Ansarullah movement had downed a US-made MQ-9 Reaper attack drone.
TEHRAN, August 21 -Sudan’s military leaders and opposition have formed an 11-member sovereign council to rule the country over a three-year transition period.
TEHRAN, August 21 -Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations says foreign forces are causing insecurity and instability in the Strait of Hormuz with their military presence in the strategic sea passage, stressing the responsibility rests with Persian Gulf littoral states to ensure the water body’s security.
TEHRAN, August 18 -China and North Korea will boost military cooperation and work together to assure security in the Asia Pacific, a high-ranking Chinese commander has said. Both Beijing and Pyongyang view US activities in the region as a threat.
TEHRAN, August 17 -The Russian Foreign Ministry has lashed out at US President Donald Trump's hawkish National Security Adviser for his remarks alleging that Moscow was stealing US military technology.
TEHRAN, August 14 - The commander of the Iranian Army's Air Defense Force says enemies do not dare try the Islamic Republic’s defense might and preparedness.
TEHRAN, August 13 -The US government’s deficit widened to $120 billion in July, fueled by increases in spending on health care and the military , according to data released on Monday by the Treasury Department.
TEHRAN, Jul 24 - The US erodes global security and seeks “absolute superiority,” but Beijing won’t follow the “beaten track” of big powers in seeking hegemony, focusing instead on having a “world-class” army, says a new Chinese military document.
TEHRAN, Jul 21 -A newly released report by the US Defense Department on military suicides among active-duty service members in 2017 reveals that two-thirds of such acts involved the use of firearms, reviving debate on the need to limit soldiers’ access to guns in a bid to reduce the high rate of suicides among US troops.
TEHRAN, Jul 20 -The United States is a "militarized society" whose "lifeblood" is war, says a political analyst in California, reacting to a major military exercise that the US has launched off the coasts of Australia in the Pacific region and seems to be part of America’s policy shift towards confronting China’s growing influence in the region.
TEHRAN, Jul 15 - Prayuth stays on as prime minister with the backing of pro- military parties in parliament and a military -appointed upper house under a constitution that critics say stifles democracy and enshrines a political role for the military .
TEHRAN, Jul 14 -The Trump administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court to lift a freeze on Pentagon money it wants to use to build sections of a border wall with Mexico.
TEHRAN, Jul 14 -Trump Administration’s nominee for chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has warned against early pullout of US forces in Afghanistan while insisting that China will remain the “primary challenge” to the American military for up to 100 years.
TEHRAN, Jul 13 -Venezuelan Ambassador to the United Nations Samuel Moncada has accused the United States of pushing for military intervention in the Latin American country by undermining ongoing negotiations between Caracas and the opposition.
TEHRAN, Jul 12 - A political transition agreement between Sudan's military and a pro-democracy coalition is expected to be signed Saturday, a top African Union diplomat said early Friday.
TEHRAN, Jun 27 -The US-led NATO military alliance has agreed on a package of political and military measures to deter Russia from launching a cruise missile that NATO alleges to breach a Cold War-era deal between Washington and Moscow.
TEHRAN, Jun 25 - An Indonesian military spokesman said Tuesday that any use of child soldiers by Papuan independence fighters would be a violation of human rights that implicates both the rebels and state institutions.
TEHRAN, Jun 25 -Ethiopia held a memorial on Tuesday for the army chief of staff slain at the weekend along with four other senior officials as part of what authorities describe as a foiled plot to seize control of Amhara region.