Posts Tagged: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)
Iran’s Guards Warn Protesters of ‘Decisive’ Action if Unrest Continues
Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guards warned anti-government protesters on Monday of "decisive" action if unrest over gasoline price hikes do not cease, state media said, in...
Iran Says It Foiled Plot to Kill Quds Chief Soleimani
A senior Iranian official said on Thursday that Tehran had foiled a plot by Israeli and Arab agencies to assassinate Major-General Qassem Soleimani, head of the...
British Tanker Leaves Iranian Port After July Seizure
The British-flagged Stena Impero tanker left Iran's Bandar Abbas port on Friday and was heading for Dubai so the crew could be repatriated, the owner said,...
On Eve of 9/11 Anniversary, New US Sanctions Target Hamas, Islamic State, Other Terror Groups
The United States on Tuesday announced sanctions on a "wide range of terrorists and their supporters," including the Palestinian group Hamas and Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps,...
US Blacklists ‘Oil-for-Terror’ Ship Network as It Raises Pressure on Iran
The United States on Wednesday blacklisted an "oil-for-terror" network of firms, ships and individuals allegedly directed by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) for supplying Syria...
US Sanctions Networks It Says Are Connected to Iran’s Government, Military
The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on two networks it said were linked to Iran's government and military organizations, the Treasury Department said on Wednesday. One...
Israel Said to Relay Message of De-Escalation to Lebanon Via US
JNS.org - Israel relayed a message of de-escalation to Lebanon through US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, according to Lebanese media reports. The message comes in...
Iran Says It Has Seized Foreign Oil Tanker in Gulf
Iran said on Thursday it had seized a foreign tanker smuggling fuel in the Gulf, and the US military commander in the region said the United...
Insurer Says Iran’s Guards Likely to Have Organized Tanker Attacks
Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) are "highly likely" to have facilitated attacks last Sunday on four tankers including two Saudi ships off Fujairah in the...
US Officially Designates Iran’s Revolutionary Guards a Terrorist Group
The United States officially designated Iran's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a foreign terrorist organization, according to a notice published in the US Federal Register...
Suicide Attack Kills 20 Members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps
Twenty members of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards were killed in a suicide attack in the southeast of the country, the Fars news agency reported on Wednesday. A...
Iran Reveals Missile, Shows Off Underground Factory
Iran's Revolutionary Guards inaugurated a surface-to-surface ballistic missile with a range of 1,000 kilometers (621 miles), the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Thursday, ignoring...
Iran Claims It Has Killed Mastermind of Deadly Attack on Parade
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Tuesday they had killed the "mastermind" behind an attack on a military parade in the Iranian city of Ahvaz last month...
Iran Says Its Land-to-Sea Missiles Can Now Travel 700 Kilometers
Iran has extended the range of its land-to-sea ballistic missiles to 700 kilometers (435 miles), a senior Iranian military official said on Tuesday amid rising tensions with...
