Iran may pursue nuclear weapon, intel minister warns West The remarks by Mahmoud Alavi mark a rare occasion that a government official says Iran could reverse its course on the nuclear program. February 9
Amid tensions with US, Iran kicks off ground forces drill on coast of Gulf of Oman Tensions between Washington and Tehran have increased amid a series of incidents stemming from Trump’s unilateral withdrawal from Iran’s nuclear deal with world powers. January 19
Iran holds missile drill with two new warships The Makran, a logistics ship that supports combat ships in the fleet, can travel for nearly three years without docking and carries information collection and processing gear. January 13
US attack risks ‘full-fledged war,’ says adviser to Iran’s leader An adviser to Iran's supreme leader warned against any American military escalation in Trump’s final weeks in office. November 19, 2020
UN arms embargo on Iran expires While Iran says it plans no “buying spree,” it can now in theory purchase weapons to upgrade military armaments dating back to before its 1979 Islamic Revolution and sell its own locally produced gear abroad. October 19, 2020
Iran begins expansive annual war games amid tensions with US The annual exercise dubbed Zolfaghar-99. September 10, 2020
Iran’s president calls Iraqi premier’s visit ‘turning point’ Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani called a visit Tuesday by the new prime minister of Iraq, where the U.S. military has a presence, “a turning point” in the countries’ relations and vowed to continue supporting the neighboring Arab nation. July 21, 2020
Iran issues arrest warrant for Trump that Interpol rejects Iran has issued an arrest warrant and asked Interpol for help in detaining President Donald Trump and dozens of others it believes carried out the U.S. drone strike that killed a top Iranian general in Baghdad, a local prosecutor reportedly said Monday. June 29, 2020
Iran missile hits own ship in fatal accident More than a dozen Iranian sailors killed in friendly fire incident. May 11, 2020
Iran Guard commander threatens US Navy after Trump tweet The leader of Iran's Revolutionary Guard warned Thursday he ordered his forces to potentially target the U.S. Navy. April 23, 2020
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