Iran’s Ministry of Defence unveiled the 4th generation of Khorramshahr ballistic missile under the name Khaybar on May 25. Mohammad-Reza Ashtiani, Minister of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics of Iran said the message of Khorramashahr-4 missile for Iran’s friends is to help peace and stability in the region and provide all-out support to them.
ISWNews Analysis Group – In a decree, Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi appointed Brigadier General Ali-Akbar Ahmadian as the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, while appreciating Rear Admiral Ali Shmakhani’s services as the outgoing SNSC secretary.
ISWNews Analysis Group – On May 20, unknown armed men attacked an Iranian border post in Maze Sar area of Saravan district. During this attack, five border guards, including three conscripts lost their lives. Two other border guards were also seriously wounded in the attack.
Iran’s water rights from the Hirmand River is an issue that has been a source of dispute with different governments in Afghanistan for years. Violation of water rights has led to environmental damage in the three countries of Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan and can turn into a more serious crisis.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps inaugurated Martyr Ali Arabi Airbase in Zahedan city. The airbase hosts all kinds of combat and reconnaissance drones and helicopters and will play an important role in ensuring the security of the eastern and southern regions.
ISWNews Analysis Group – Commander of the Quds Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Brigadier General Esmaeil Qaani has underlined that the Islamic Republic of Iran will continue supporting the resistance axis.
ISWNews Analysis Group – A quadrilateral meeting of the foreign ministers of Iran, Russia, Turkey and Syria was held in Moscow, and the attendees of the meeting emphasized on respecting the territorial integrity of Syria and designing a road map to boost Turkey-Syria relations.
ISWNews Analysis Group – The Islamic Republic of Iran identified four diplomats of the Azerbaijan Republic’s government as persona non grata and expelled them from the Islamic country.
ISWNews Analysis Group – The US Fifth Fleet released a video claiming the seizure of a Panama-flagged oil tanker by the forces of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) in the Strait of Hormuz.
ISWNews Analysis Group – On May 3, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi arrived at the Damascus International Airport on an official visit to Syria. After the welcoming ceremony at the airport, the Iranian chief executive immediately went to the Presidential Palace to meet and negotiate with his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad.
ISWNews Analysis Group – Iraq’s President Abdul Latif Rashid arrived in Tehran in an official visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran on April 29 and held talked with the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, the president and speaker of the Iranian Parliament.
ISWNews Analysis Group – A delinquent oil tanker, which injured several Iranian crew members after colliding with an Iranian fishing boat in the Persian Gulf, was identified and seized by the Iranian Navy in the Sea of Oman.
