Posts Tagged: Revolutionary Guards
Iran Seizes Cargo Ship in Strait of Hormuz After Threats to Close Waterway
Iran's Revolutionary Guards seized an Israeli-linked cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, days after Tehran said it could close the crucial shipping...
Exclusive: Iran Sends Russia Hundreds of Ballistic Missiles, Sources Say
Iran has provided Russia with a large number of powerful surface-to-surface ballistic missiles, six sources told Reuters, deepening the military cooperation between the two US-sanctioned countries. Iran's provision of...
Iran Vows Revenge on Israel for Strike Killing 5 IRGC Commanders in Syria
i24 News - Tehran vowed to carry out revenge attacks against Israel on Saturday after a missile strike flattened a building used as a base...
Iran’s Security Forces Out in Force a Year after Mahsa Amini’s Death
Iranian security forces cracked down on protests in Kurdish areas of the country on Saturday and briefly detained the father of Mahsa Amini, a year...
Iran Boosts Navy with Missiles, Drones
i24 News - Iran has equipped its Revolutionary Guards' navy with drones and 600-mile range missiles, regime media reported on Saturday. The announcement came on the...
Iran Says It Has Developed Long-Range Cruise Missile
Iran has developed a cruise missile with a range of 1,650 km (1,025 miles) a top Revolutionary Guards commander said on Friday, in a move...
Iranian Currency Falls to Record Low Amid Isolation and Sanctions
Iran's troubled currency fell to a record low against the US dollar on Saturday amid the country's increasing isolation and possible Europe Union sanctions against...
Iran Says it Tests Satellite-Carrying Rocket, US Calls Move ‘Destabilizing’
Iran's Revolutionary Guards tested a new satellite-carrying rocket on Saturday, state media reported, a move the United States called "unhelpful and destabilizing." Washington fears the same...
Iran’s Guards Head Warns Protesters: ‘Today is Last Day of Riots’
The head of Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guards warned protesters that Saturday would be their last day of taking to the streets, in a sign that...
Iran Revolutionary Guards Say They Kill 6 ‘Bandits’ in Restive Area
Iran's Revolutionary Guards killed six "armed bandits" in the country's southeast on Saturday, the elite force said on its website, in a second day...
Iran’s Ex-Parliament Speaker Demands Explanation for Vote Disqualification
The former speaker of the Iranian parliament Ali Larijani demanded on Saturday an explanation from an election watchdog on why he was barred from running...
Iran Presidential Candidates Trade Barbs in TV Debate
Candidates in Iran's presidential election this month traded strong barbs in a debate on Saturday, accusing each other of treason or of lacking the education...
Iran has Sent Black Boxes of Downed Plane to France
Iran has sent the black boxes from a Ukrainian airliner that it had accidentally downed in January to France for analysis, a Foreign Ministry official...
Iran Displays Missile, Rouhani Says US Regional Policy a Failure: TV
Hundreds of thousands of Iranians rallied on Sunday to mark the anniversary of Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution, denouncing the United States and Israel as oppressors. President...
