The third day of the Iranian Parliament hearing on Ahmadinejad's cabinet in Tehran
A screen showing an image of Iran's Nominee for defense minister Ahmad Vahidi is seen as he delivers a speech to the Iranian parliament in Tehran, Iran, September 1, 2009. The Iranian parliament is in the third day of its hearing on President Ahmadinejad's newly nominated Cabinet. UPI/Maryam Rahmanian
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Iran Sunday opened its first space tracking center to monitor the orbital traffic of other countries and secure the country's space facilities, officials said.
Iran has been testing a wide-ranging arsenal of weapons during military drills but would not initiate war, the Islamic Republic's defense minister said.
Cases in Kenya and Nigeria suggests Iran is using Africa as a new front is it's clandestine war against the United States and Israel.
Israel will summon Argentina's ambassador to issue an official reprimand over a decision to establish a "truth commission" with Iran over a 1994 bombing.
Iran on the final day of naval combat exercises Wednesday announced the launch of its next generation of combat helicopters.
Iran's space agency says it will unveil a domestically manufactured satellite named the Nahid in February on Iran's National Space Technology Day.
Stealth capabilities from unmanned aerial vehicles manufactured in Iran are more advanced than rival programs, a deputy commander said.
Closing the Strait of Hormuz and sanctions imposed on the Iranian energy sector are independent issues, an Iranian military commander said.
Iran's defense minister Sunday said his country's drones are far more advanced than the one Hezbollah sent to intercept Israel's airspace earlier this month.
Iran has begun supplying Syria with an elite force trained in obliterating military uprisings, force members said after Iran promised to help Syria if it asked.
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