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Former Iranian minister of defense Ahmad Vahidi (AP)
August 3, 2015, 6:00 pm
Warrant for AMIA attack suspect not lifted with nuke deal
US officials say ex-Iranian defense chief still wanted by Interpol in connection with bombing at Argentina Jewish center
By JTA
August 18, 2013, 7:37 pm
Iran is world’s sixth-biggest missile power, says ex-official
Former defense minister also claims Tehran leads Middle East in rocket production
By AP
June 13, 2013, 3:57 am
Iran’s deep-rooted terror networks pose ‘real risk’
Alberto Nisman, Argentina’s AMIA bombing investigator, says he sees indications of similar Iranian infrastructure in Europe
By David Horovitz
The launching of the Safir, or Ambassador, satellite carrier, which carries Iran's Rasad, or Observation, satellite into earth orbit, in an undisclosed location in 2011. (photo credit: AP/Iranian Defense Ministry, Vahid Reza Alaei)
June 9, 2013, 11:37 am
Iran says it set up space monitoring center
Defense minister claims new facility will track objects moving in space, share data with other countries
May 26, 2013, 10:56 am
Tehran deploys ‘massive’ number of missile launchers
Iranian defense minister says new weapons, capable of reaching Israel, can ‘crush the enemy’ — but Iran won’t start hostilities
A government drone captured by Sudanese rebels was reportedly manufactured in Iran (photo credit: Courtesy)
May 9, 2013, 10:57 pm
Iran says it has built new drone
Tehran defense minister says his country constructed a radar-evading UAV that can do surveillance and fire on enemy targets
Former Iranian minister of defense Ahmad Vahidi (AP)
April 18, 2013, 4:23 pm
Iran says it will ‘raze Tel Aviv, Haifa’ if attacked
After IDF chief says Israel will act as and when necessary, leaders in Tehran shrug off ‘threats by the Zionist regime’
By Aaron Kalman and Stuart Winer
March 20, 2013, 9:40 am
Buenos Aires Jews mark embassy bombing
Turnout higher than usual because of controversial Iranian involvement in of attack
March 15, 2013, 10:25 pm
Interpol won’t lift warrants for 6 Iranians in AMIA bombing
Arrest orders to remain active despite Tehran’s participation in probe of 1994 terror attack
February 6, 2013, 10:22 am
Israeli ambassador upbraided in Argentina
Foreign minister reportedly says that ‘Israel has no right to ask for explanations’ over joint probe with Iran into 1994 bombing of Jewish center
By Gabe Fisher
Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, center, listens to an unidentified pilot during a ceremony to unveil Iran's newest fighter jet, the Qaher-313, in Tehran, Iran, February 2, 2013 (AP/Mehr News Agency/Younes Khani)
February 2, 2013, 10:28 am
Ahmadinejad unveils new homemade fighter jet
Iran’s defense minister touts Qaher-313 as a radar-evading plane that can carry weapons and fly at low altitudes
By AP and TOI staff
A meeting between former Iranian Vice President Mohammed Reza Rahimi and a minister from Zimbabwe, June 25, 2011 (photo credit: Iranian presidential website)
January 29, 2013, 2:45 pm
Defected translator sheds new light on Iran’s global reach
Tehran challenging US presence in East Africa and bypassing sanctions in the Indian subcontinent, says Ahmad Hashemi
By Elhanan Miller
Iranian navy frigate IS Alvand passing through Egypt's Suez Canal in February 2011. (AP, File)
December 25, 2012, 6:52 pm
Iran says it will test new subs, drones in upcoming war games
Tehran stepping up its presence along international shipping routes in the Strait of Hormuz
By Greg Tepper
Former Iranian minister of defense Ahmad Vahidi (AP)
December 22, 2012, 10:03 am
Patriot missile batteries harm Turkey’s security, Iranian minister says
Ahmad Vahidi says Syrian army strong and capable of contending with Israel
By Ilan Ben Zion and AP
Syrian residents walk on a street among the debris of buildings damaged by heavy shelling in the southeast of Aleppo City, on October 27, 2012 (photo credit: AP Photo/Narciso Contreras)
October 30, 2012, 5:40 pm
Iranian official accuses Israel of meddling in Africa
Elsehwere, diplomats debate whether the fighting in Syria is ‘civil’ or ‘a war of annihilation’
By Elhanan Miller
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