General Stresses IRGC, Army’s Devotion to Public Service
TEHRAN– The Iranian Army and the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps are duty bound to work together to serve the nation, the IRGC chief asserted. In a meeting in Tehran on Wednesday, IRGC Commander Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari and Army Commander Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi weighed plans for closer coordination between their forces to purse […]
Enemy faces humiliating defeat against zealous youth
Brig. Gen. Salami, the Deputy Commander in Chief of IRGC said “as the regional upheavals unfolded, the enemy suffered defeat against our zealous youth.” The Deputy Commander of IRGC Brigadier General Hossein Salami attended a ceremony of victory and resistance in Fatima Masumeh Shrine and said “as the regional upheavals unfolded, the enemy was defeated […]
Shahroudi warns of new plots after Daesh defeat
TEHRAN – Chairman of Iran’s Expediency Council Seyed Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi said on Saturday that the hegemony will hatch new plots after the defeat of Daesh in Syria and Iraq. “Defeat of Daesh will make the hegemony hatch new plots. So, the Iraqi and Syrian governments and people should not ignore plots of the Great […]
IRGC to Build Housing Units for Some Quake-Hit People in Western Iran
TEHRAN – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) plans to construct dozens of residential units for quake-hit people in Iran’s western province of Kermanshah, a senior official at Basij (volunteer) Student Organization, affiliated to the IRGC, announced. Speaking to the Tasnim News Agency, Sadeq Monfared said some volunteer groups are ready to help provide accommodation […]
IRGC Vows to Accelerate Missile Progress after Trump’s Speech
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps denounced the “featherbrained” US president for his recent insults against the Iranian nation and his hostile comments about the IRGC, pledging that it will press on with plans to broaden its regional clout and boost Iran’s missile power. In a statement on Thursday, the IRGC lashed out at US President […]
US blacklisting of Iran IRGC will strengthen terrorists: Defense min.
Iran’s defense chief has slammed US President Donald Trump’s threat to blacklist the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), saying any such move against the elite counterterrorism force would only promote terror and instability in the region and the entire world. Brigadier General Amir Hatami praised the IRGC as “the most powerful” force “on the frontline” […]
Iran to Show Crushing Response If US Declares IRGC Terror Group
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi warned that if Washington decides to declare the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) a terrorist organization, Tehran would make a “firm and crushing” response. Speaking to reporters at his weekly press conference in Tehran on Monday, Qassemi hailed recent remarks made by IRGC Commander Major General Mohammad […]
Almost all Iranian missiles capable of pinpoint strikes: IRGC chief
The chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says nearly all Iranian missiles are now capable of pinpoint strikes and that the Islamic Republic will use them whenever necessary. Iranian missiles hit Daesh headquarters in Syria’s Dayr al-Zawr province on June 18 in the first such attack on targets outside Iran, in which more than 170 Takfiri terrorists were killed and […]
IRGC begins military drills near Iran’s northwest border
The ground forces of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) have started heavy artillery fire drills in the country’s southwestern area. The security drills, codenamed Moharram, started out on Sunday, with Brigadier General Hossein Salami, the IRGC’s second-in-command, and Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour, who commands the Corps’ ground forces in attendance, Sepah News reported. The exercises […]
Killing of Rohingya suggests ‘organized plot’: IRGC
Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the ongoing killing in Myanmar amid the indifference of human rights groups has all the signs of an organized plot against Muslims. “The terrible crimes of extremist Buddhist groups and the Myanmar army against Rohingya Muslims … suggest an organized anti-Islamic plot that, if not stopped, will result in another major genocide […]