Iran military

US State Dept. sanctions Iranian military activities, fuel export in Operation Economic Outcast

Sanctions targeted Iranian individuals and companies that facilitated the trade of petroleum and petrochemical products with Iran or supported military action against US forces.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivers remarks at the start of a ministerial meeting on political violence, at the State Department in Washington, DC, US, July 16, 2026.
A woman holds a portrait of Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, on the day of a gathering to support Mojtaba Khamenei, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 9, 2026.

Khamenei names new Iran military, IRGC chiefs after commanders killed in Israeli-US strikes

A satellite view shows vehicles at an entrance to Pickaxe Mountain tunnels, of the of the Natanz nuclear facility, near Natanz, Iran, June 21, 2026.

Iran repairing missile bases, sites bombed by US, Israel faster than previously anticipated - WSJ

Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 18, 2026

US completes new wave of strikes against Iranian targets, CENTCOM announces


Iran may use military against locusts threatening crops

Desert locusts had attacked more than 200,000 hectares (494,000 acres) of orchards and farmland in seven of Iran's 31 provinces

A locust is held by Israeli researcher at the Department of Zoology at Tel Aviv University's Faculty of Life Sciences December 22, 2015. Israeli researchers have developed a high-jumping locust lookalike robot that they hope could one day replace humans in military or search-and-rescue operations. P

Israeli satellite imaging shows how Iran’s land bridge is under attack

ISI: bridge gives 'capability of conducting attacks from Iraq'

A gas flare on an oil production platform in the Soroush oil fields is seen alongside an Iranian flag in the Persian Gulf, Iran, July 25, 2005

U.S. to designate Iranian elite force as terrorist organization

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, a strident Iran hawk, has advocated for the change in U.S. policy as part of the Trump administration's hardening posture toward Tehran.

Members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards march during a military parade to commemorate the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war in Tehran September 22, 2007

Soleimani’s vision

While in the US, Soleimani is perceived as a “rival-hero,” in Israel he is depicted as a “villain.” Both descriptions are legitimate but both practically empower and magnify the Iranian general.

Iranian Revolutionary Guard Commander Qassem Soleimani (left) stands on the frontlines during an offensive operation against Islamic State in the town of Tal Ksaiba, in Iraq, in 2015

Bolton calls Iran anniversary '40 years of failure'

John Bolton bashed the Iranian government for "terrorizing your own people" in a response to the Islamic republic's 40th anniversary celebrations.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (L) and John Bolton (R)

Iran unveils fourth-generation fighter jet

Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman said the jet is "a response to economic distress."

An Iranian fighter jet unveiled August 21, 2018

Defense expert: Iran did not deploy its best missiles in Thursday attack

Iran has more advanced missiles which it did not use.

A ballistic missile is launched and tested in an undisclosed location, Iran, March 9, 2016.

Iran says warplanes warned off 2 Western vessels during drill

There have been periodic confrontations between Iran's and the US's militaries in the Gulf - a major trade route for oil - in recent years.

An Iranian Saeqeh jet flies during a war-game in the northwest of Iran.

Iranian warships heading to Gulf of Mexico?

The growth of Iran's navy, especially its plans to build a naval port in Syria, concerns Israel.

An Iranian soldier stands guard near Iranian Navy helicopter carrier

Report: Iran tried 30+ times to buy illegal nuclear technology in 2016

German report says: Iran spreading atomic, biological or chemical weapons of mass destruction.

A military truck carrying a missile and a picture of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei i