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IRGC Confirms Death of Commander Who Disappeared 41 Years Ago in Beirut

The fate of Iranian military attaché Ahmad Motevaselian, who disappeared in Beirut in 1982 along with three other Iranians, has been confirmed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) after 41 years of mystery and conflicting accounts. During a meeting with Motevaselian’s family on Saturday, the head of the IRGC,…

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IRGC: Europe Officially Entered into Soft War Against Us

The commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), Hossein Salami, announced that Iran was facing a clear and open soft, low-level war with the Europeans, accusing enemies of being behind the protests that have rocked the country since mid-September. The Tasnim news agency, affiliated with the IRGC, quoted Salami…

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Syrian Defense Minister Visits Tehran

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Tuesday affirmed his country’s support to the Syrian people during the reconstruction process. His remark was made as he received Syrian Defense Minister Ali Mahmoud Abbas. Raisi described the relations between the two countries as “strategic”, according to the state-run ISNA news agency. “Relations between…

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Tehran Prepares Countermeasures to Europe’s 'Terrorist' Designation of Revolutionary Guard

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian did not rule out his country’s regime retaliating against Europe if it decides to blacklist Iran’s Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organization.

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IRGC Warns EU of Consequences if Put on Terrorism List

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps on Saturday warned the European Union against making a “mistake” by listing it as a terror group, after the bloc’s parliament called for the measure. “If the Europeans make a mistake, they must accept the consequences,” IRGC chief Major General Hossein Salami said, according to the…

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Iran condemns EU vote over ‘terrorist’ designation for IRGC

Response from Tehran on Thursday’s move has ranged from defiance to warnings of consequences for Europe.

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Khamenei: Void Left by Soleimani Filled in Many Instances

On the eve of the third anniversary marking the death of Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards’ Quds Force, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei affirmed that the gap left behind by his passing was largely filled. Khamenei met with Soleimani’s family, Revolutionary Guards Commander-in-Chief Hossein Salami, and Soleimani's successor,…

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Iran is using every effort to crush protesters intent on a revolution — except hearing them out

Iran has entered the second month of upheaval with an average of one child murder a day by the Basij, part of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), amid the crackdown against the “woman, life, freedom” movement.

The Conversation

Memorials of Killed Protesters Restore Momentum to Iran Demonstrations

Skirmishes between protesters and security forces renewed in Iran against the backdrop of a second phase of demonstrations shaking the country since the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman who died in police custody. On the eve of the end of the seventh week of unrest, Chehellom memorials…

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US and Saudi Arabia on high alert as 'distraction' Iran attack could be imminent

Intelligence shared with the US warns of imminent attacks on targets in Saudi Arabia and has put the American military and other neighbouring states in the Middle East on alert, officials said today

Daily Mirror

Chef dubbed 'Jamie Oliver of Iran' beaten to death in custody triggering wave of unrest

Celebrity chef Mehrshad Shahidi, 19, who had 25,000 followers on Instagram, was allegedly beaten while in the custody of Iran's shadowy Revolutionary Guard Corps, leaving him with fatal head injuries

Daily Mirror

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard leader warns Saturday is last day of protests

The warning uses some of the toughest language since the demonstrations began last month.

Axios

Iran's guards chief threatens protesters - 'today is the last day of riots'

Following the death of 22-year-old Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini in the custody of the morality police, Iran erupted into protest - one of the boldest challenged to the clerical leadership since the 1979 revolution

Daily Mirror

Iran’s Guard Warns Protesters as More Unrest Roils Country

Iran's Revolutionary Guard issued a new warning on Saturday to anti-government protesters, even as demonstrations continued in cities and university campuses across the country for the sixth straight week. Also on Saturday, authorities reported that the gunman who killed 15 people at a major Shiite holy site in southern Iran…

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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 the clearest sign that security forces may intensify their already fierce crackdown on widespread unrest.

The Independent UK

Iran holds mass funeral for Guard officers killed in Syria

Mourners have poured out in large numbers onto the streets of Tehran to pay their respects to several Iranian officers killed in Syria, a testament to the human cost of Iran’s involvement in the civil war and a public display of nationalist fervor as nuclear talks resume in Vienna

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Iran Replaces Taeb as Head of Revolutionary Guards Intelligence Unit

Iran has dismissed the powerful chief of the Revolutionary Guards' intelligence unit, Hossein Taeb, Iranian state TV reported on Thursday, days after Israeli media accused him of being behind an alleged Iranian plot to kill or abduct Israeli tourists in Turkey. The station gave no reason for the change, but…

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Iran seizes two Greek tankers amid rising tensions in the Gulf

IRGC forces swoop on ships in what appeared to be a reprisal for Greece’s role in earlier seizure of Iranian oil tanker

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Iran's Guards Commander Says Israel Creating Conditions for Own Destruction

Israel’s actions are creating conditions for its own destruction, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards commander on Friday told a Jerusalem Day rally at which the country’s new domestically-made Kheibar Buster missile was displayed. “Stop your vicious deeds. You know well that we are people of action and reaction,” Revolutionary Guards commander Hossein…

Al Jazeera

Quds Day: Iran officials warn Israel, vow to support Palestine

Mass rallies held in Tehran and elsewhere across Iran in annual showcase of solidarity with Palestinians.

Reuters

Iran's Guards commander says Israel creating conditions for own destruction

Israel is creating conditions for its own destruction, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards commander said on Friday during a Jerusalem Day rally in which the country’s new domestically-made Kheibar Buster missile was displayed.

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Iran's Revolutionary Guards Reject US Proposals to Drop Plans to Avenge Soleimani Killing

Iran will not abandon plans to avenge the 2020 US killing of al-Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani, despite "regular offers" from Washington to lift sanctions and provide other concessions in return, said a top Iranian official. A State Department spokesperson told Reuters that if Iran wanted sanctions relief beyond the…

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IRGC Warns Israel of Revenge for Any Members Killed

The Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) warned that Israel would face quick retaliatory attacks if it continued targeting its members in the Middle East. “Be aware that we will not only take part in the funeral of our martyrs, but also immediately take their revenge. This is a real and…

Reuters

Iran's Revolutionary Guards commander warns Israel of immediate revenge for any soldiers killed - Tasnim

Iran will immediately take revenge for any killing of its soldiers by Israel, the country's semi-official Tasnim news agency quoted Revolutionary Guards Commander-in-Chief Hossein Salami as saying on Wednesday.

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Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Unveil Two Missile, Drone Bases

Iran's Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) unveiled two new missile and drone tunnel bases, Iranian media reported on Saturday. “The two underground missile bases house ground-to-ground missile systems with advanced equipment, as well as attack drones penetrating the enemy's radar and defense networks,” said state media. The Tasnim news agency reported…

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