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US Lawmakers Urge EU to Declare IRGC a Terrorist Organization

A bipartisan group of 130 lawmakers urged the European Union foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, to designate the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization. In their letter to Borrell, the lawmakers urged the European official to resolve the issue urgently, noting that the IRGC had "freely and…

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Iranian Army Downplays Israeli Strike Threats

Iran’s Army Commander Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi underestimated Israel’s ability to pose a threat to Iran, in Tehran’s first response to warnings by the Israeli Army Chief of Staff, Hezri Halevi, to launch a “preemptive” attack on Iran “even without the help of the United States.” Fars news agency quoted…

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Analysis: Will Azerbaijan-Iran tensions lead to war?

Tehran has warned it cannot ignore what it considers a security threat emanating from growing Azerbaijan-Israel ties.

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US Welcomes Saudi-Iranian Dialogue if it Curbs Tehran’s ‘Destabilizing Activities’

US President Joe Biden's Administration has described the meeting between Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian in Beijing as “an expected step” as part of the agreement between the Kingdom and Iran. “A meeting of Iranian and Saudi foreign ministers is an expected…

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IRGC Retracts Statements Confirming Death of Leader Kidnapped in Lebanon in 1982

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps retracted its confirmation of the killing of the military attaché, Ahmad Motevaselian, who disappeared in Beirut 41 years ago. IRGC spokesman Ramezan Sharif said they still have no reliable information regarding the condition and fate of Motevaselian and his companions, who were kidnapped in northern…

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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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US Seeks to Keep Confiscated Iranian Arms Shipments

The United States is seeking to keep more than 1 million rounds of ammunition the US Navy seized in December as it was in transit from Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to militants in Yemen, the Justice Department said on Friday. The United States disrupted a major operation by Iran’s…

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Second IRGC Adviser Dies after Israeli Attack in Syria

A military adviser to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) died of his injuries after an Israeli airstrike near Syria's capital, Iranian semi-official Mehr news agency reported on Sunday. Israel has for years carried out attacks against what it has described as Iran-linked targets in Syria, where Tehran's influence has…

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Activist Vahid Beheshti on hunger strike to uphold freedom, aid regime change in Iran

Activist Vahid Beheshti is entering his 40th day of a hunger strike with a simple message: designate Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps – the military arm of Iran's government — as a terrorist organisation.

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Iran, Azerbaijan Exchange Accusations over an Israeli Proposal

The Iranian Foreign Ministry condemned Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen's statements regarding the agreement with his Azerbaijani counterpart on "forming a united front" against Tehran. Iranian Al-Alam TV quoted Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani as saying that Tehran sees the statements of the Israeli and Azeri foreign ministers as an…

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Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Say Officer Killed in Israeli Strike on Syria, Vows Revenge

Iran's Revolutionary Guards have admitted that one of their officers was killed in an Israeli airstrike near the Syrian capital, Damascus, on Friday. The Guards vowed to retaliate, but the increasing frequency of Israeli airstrikes on Syria suggests that Israel is determined to confront Iran's strong presence in the country.…

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Iran, Syria condemn US attacks on Iran-linked facilities

Tehran says the US attacks hit civilian targets and constituted a violation of international law and Syrian sovereignty.

Al Jazeera

Joe Biden orders US warplanes to blast Iran-backed Syrian rebels

The United States has military carried out multiple air strikes in Syria against Iran-aligned groups it blames for a deadly drone attack

The New Daily

British-Iranian’s hunger strike outside Foreign Office hits day 27

Vahid Beheshti is striking to persuade the UK government to proscribe the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps

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Iran rights violations amount to crime against humanity, says UN expert

Remarks by Javaid Rehman come as EU and UK impose fresh sanctions on Iranian individuals

The Independent UK

MP in call to shut down groups linked to Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

Conservative MP Alicia Kearns raised concerns over ‘cut-outs’ operating in the UK.

Evening Standard

Iranian activist who has lost 10kg marks Norouz on 26th day of hunger strike

Vahid Beheshti is calling on the Government to proscribe the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

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Britain Sanctions Senior Officials in Iran's IRGC

Britain on Monday sanctioned senior officials from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), including those who it said were responsible for managing the group's financial investments. Britain, along with the European Union and the United States, has in recent months issued several waves of sanctions against Iran, citing a widespread…

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China, Russia, Iran Conduct Naval Exercises in Gulf of Oman

China, Iran and Russia are conducting joint naval exercises in the Gulf of Oman from March 15-19, the Chinese and Russian defence ministries said on Wednesday. The drills, the 2023 edition of the "Marine Security Belt" exercises, will help "deepen practical cooperation among the navies of participating countries", China's defence…

The Independent UK

Iran’s IRGC branded ‘clerical fascists and homicidal maniacs’ in Commons

Labour MP John Cryer renewed calls to ban it as a terror group.

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Analysis: Iran eases its regional isolation with Saudi deal

Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed to restore diplomatic relations, but Tehran is likely to keep its foreign policy pillars.

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer meets Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe ahead of International Women’s Day

The Labour leader met the former Tehran prisoner during a roundtable event with Iranian and Kurdish women.

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Israel Calls on Germany to Take Decisive Action against Iran

Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen has sought to convince his German counterpart, Annalena Baerbock, in Berlin to tighten sanctions against Iran, sending a strong message before the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency meeting (IAEA). Earlier, Bloomberg published a report stating that international inspectors in Iran detected…

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Canada Targets IRGC, Law Enforcement Officials in Fresh Iran Sanctions

The Canadian government on Monday said it was imposing sanctions on 12 senior officials from Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Law Enforcement Forces (LEF) for their participation in "gross and systematic human rights violations." The targeted officials include Kurdistan Province Governor Esmaeil Zarei Kousha and Morteza Mir Aghaei, Commander…

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Iran protests are at do-or-die moment, says son of former shah

Reza Pahlavi, whose father was deposed in 1979, urges west to give active support and proscribe Revolutionary Guards

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