Pakistani Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan (L) with IRIN Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran, on 28OCT15 at Islamabad, Pakistan.
Iran has praised the decision by the Pakistani government not to join Saudi Arabia’s deadly military aggression against its impoverished neighbor, Yemen.
Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani hailed the Pakistani government’s refusal to get militarily involved in Yemen during a meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in Pakistan’s capital city on Thursday.
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The Pakistani prime minister, for his part, appreciated Iran’s ‘active and constructive’ role in regional matters, especially in the campaign against terrorism.
COMMENTARY: The agenda for Shamkhani’s trip included border security, intelligence-sharing, security cooperation and exploring the prospects of bilateral cooperation after the nuclear-related sanctions are lifted.
Pakistani National Security Advisor Naseer Khan Janjua (L) with IRIN Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran, on 29OCT15 at Islamabad, Pakistan.
Naseer Khan Janjua is a retired Pakistani Army Lieutenant General and former commander of XII Corps. He assumed the office of National Security Advisor the same day as his meeting with Shamkhani.
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (R) with IRIN Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran, on 29OCT15 at Islamabad, Pakistan.
Large portrait on wall bears likeness of Muhammad Ali Jinnah (“Quaid-i-Azam”, “Baba-i-Qaum”), founder of Pakistan.
Shamkhani appears to have arrived 28OCT15 at Islamabad - Benazir Bhutto International Airport (ISB / OPRN) aboard IRIG Dassault Falcon 50, reg. EP-TFI (cn 120).
Russian media imagery of arriving Iran Navy Sina-class fast attack craft on 21OCT15 at Astrakhan, Russia. Note: the larger, deep-draft IRINS Damavand (77) Moudge-class frigate (FFGH) remains anchored at sea at the entry to the Volga-Caspian Canal.
Navigating the Volga-Caspian Canal into Astrkhan
Foreground: IRINS Joshan (P225) Sina-class fast attack craft (PGGF)
Background: IRINS Peykan (P224) Sina class fast attack-craft (PGGF)
IRINS Joshan (P225) Sina-class fast attack craft (PGGF) approaching dock at Asrtrakhan, Russia
IRINS Joshan (P225) Sina-class fast attack craft docking assisted by Russian Naval dock worker
IRINS Peykan (P224) Sina-class fast attack craft (PGGF)
IRINS Peykan (P224) Sina-class fast attack craft approaching dock at Asrtrakhan, Russia, with dockside Russian Naval band accompaniment.
Iran Navy Sina-class fast attack craft successfully docked at Astrakhan, Russia
IRIN Capt. Ahmad Reza Bagheri in command of the flotilla, at the gangway
IRIN Capt. Ahmad Reza Bagheri (R) and Russian Navy captain 1st rank of Caspian Flotilla (L) address the press
IRIN Capt. Ahmad Reza Bagheri receiving Russian traditional offering of bread and salt
Artesh contingent includes army colonel (L1) and two navy lieutenant commanders, commanding officers of IRINS Joshan (R1) and Peykan (R2).
IRIN Capt. Ahmad Reza Bagheri shakes hands with Russian Navy captain 3rd rank
IRIN Capt. Ahmad Reza Bagheri returns salute to Russian Navy captain 3rd rank
IRIN Capt. Ahmad Reza Bagheri with ranking officers of Artesh delegation at Astrakhan, Russia
IRIN officers aboard Sina-class fast attack craft, behind DShKM type heavy machine gun
Iran media imagery of the Sacred Defense Parades held at provincial locations on 22SEP15, commemorating the onset of the Iran-Iraq War that took place 35 years ago.
ISFAHAN, ISFAHAN PROVINCE
IRGC-GF formation equipped with accessorized Norinco CQ / DIO S-5.56 assault rifles
Detail of accessorized Norinco CQ / DIO S-5.56 assault rifle, including rail system, collapsible stock, forward grip and camo wrap.
Safir ("Ambassador") tactical vehicles equipped with M40 recoilless rifles, of a type provided in number to Iraqi military forces in the war against ISIL.
Iran military artillery rocket transport vehicle with loading crane
KERMAN, KERMAN PROVINCE
DIO Ra'ad-2 ("Thunder-2") 155 mm self-propelled howitzer
NEZAJA BTR-60 armored personnel carrier (APC)
DIO Rakhsh 4x4 armored personnel carrier (APC) variant
Iran media imagery of the Sacred Defense Parade held in Tehran on 22SEP15, commemorating the onset of the Iran-Iraq War that took place 35 years ago.
IRGC-ASF Ghadr-H ("Intensity-H) medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM), using TEL variant with canted trailer mounting arm and four rearward compartments.
IRGC-ASF Ghadr-H ("Intensity-H) medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM), using TEL variant with straight trailer mounting arm and three rearward compartments.
IRGC-N Khalij Fars (“Persian Gulf”) anti-ship ballistic missile on launch control vehicle
Zelzal-1 ("Earthquake-1") heavy artillery rocket using launcher vehicle based on Mercedes-Benz 2631 Actros series platform.
NEZAJA Naze'at 10-H artillery rocket using using launcher vehicle based on Mercedes-Benz 2624 platform
IRGC-ASF 3rd Khordad ("Third of Khordad") TELAR equipped with Taer-2 ("Bird") type missiles
Note: The Third of Khordad refers to the date Khorramshar was liberated from Baathist-Iraqi military occupation during the Iran-Iraq War.
IRGC-ASF Tabas TELAR with Taer-2 ("Bird") type missiles
Note: Tabas is the historical site and Iranian military operation ("amaliat tabas") against the failed Operation Eagle Claw rescue mission of 1980.
IRIADF 5Yu24M transporter/transloader carrying an S-200VE/SA-5 Gammon 5V28 round
IRIADF 5T53M type transport containers, 5V28 type missile of S-200 type SAM system
IRGC Kupol 9K331M1 TLAR, Tor M1 (NATO: SA-15C Gauntlet) self-propelled surface-to-air missile (SAM) system
IRIADF Mersad ("Ambush") air defense system Ghader self-propelled SAM vehicle on Mercedes-Benz 2624 6x6 truck platform, with three Shahin ("Hawk") or Shalamche missiles.
Note: the town of Shalamche was one of the main sites of invasion into Iran during the Baathist-Iraqi launching of Iran-Iraq War.
IRIADF Mersad ("Ambush") air defense system Shalamche missiles and M192 type launcher, transported on Mercedes-Benz 2624 6x6 truck platform.
IRIADF MIM-23 HAWK type surface-to-air missile transport canisters
IRIADF Rapier surface-to-air missile system towed launcher
IRIADF Sepehr tactical vehicle equipped with top-mounted ZU-23-2 "Sergey" 23 mm anti- aircraft twin-barreled autocannon
IRGC-GF T-72S main battle tank, of a type recently provided to Iraq military forces in the war against ISIL
NEZAJA FV4204 Chieftain Mk 5 ARV Armored Recovery Vehicle
IRIAF Qassed ("Messenger") type electro-optically guided 2000 lb bomb
IRIAF "Cruise Missile" land attack cruise missile (LACM)
Nasr AGM variant and Fakur-90 AAM
IRIAF Asre-67 air-to-ground missile
NEZAJA special ground forces equipped with Misagh ("Covenant") type MANPADS, aboard Banihashem ATV 500s
NEZAJA special ground forces equipped with 9M113 Konkurs (“Contest”) anti-tank guided missile systems
NEZAJA Toyota Land Cruiser (J70) fitted with Moharram 6-barrel 12.7 mm Gatling-type machine gun
Arab-Iranian Tribal Basij members from Khuzestan province
Baluch-Iranian Tribal Basij members from Sistan and Baluchistan province
Qashqai-Iranian Tribal Basij members from southern or central Iran
Front row, left to right: Major General Ataollah Salehi, Major General Seyed Hassan Firuzabadi, President Hassan Rouhani, Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari, Brigadier General Hossein Dehghan and Brigadier General Hossein Ashtari.
Foreign military observers present at Sacred Defense Parade 2015 in Tehran
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Photos: Islamic Republic News Agency, Majid Haghdoust and Hossein Razaqnejad at Mehr News Agency, Meghdad Madadi at Tasnim News Agency, Mohammad Hossein Velayati at Fars News Agency
