IRGC confirms ballistic missile test

TEHRAN - Amir Ali Hajizadeh, commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force, has confirmed that Iran has recently test-fired a missile, saying that the country tests tens of missiles annually.

IRGC: U.S. military threats only part of psychological warfare

TEHRAN – The spokesman for the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has dismissed the U.S. military threats against Iran as bluffs and part of the psychological warfare against the Islamic Republic.

Iran’s response to Saudis will be ‘covert but painful’: IRGC

TEHRAN – The chief of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) has threatened the Saudi regime’s empty and hostile remarks against Iran will not go unanswered, noting that Tehran’s reaction will be “covert but painful”.

‘Saudi’s designating IRGC as terrorist, catering to demand of global arrogance’

TEHRAN – A senior Basij official has slammed the designation of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) and its Quds Force commander, Major General Qassem Soleimani, as terrorist by the Saudi and Bahraini regimes.

IRGC is forerunner in fighting terrorism: Yadollah Javani

TEHRAN - Islamic Revolution Guards Corps is the forerunner in fighting terrorists, IRGC Deputy Commander for Political Affairs Brigadier General Yadollah Javani has said.

‘Saudi anger at IRGC intended to distract attention from Khashoggi’s murder’

TEHRAN – An IRGC official said on Wednesday that Saudi Arabia and Bahrain had added the IRGC to their terrorism lists to deflect the global attention from the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, the journalist whose disappearance after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul has provoked international outrage.

IRGC able to accommodate 110,000 Arbaeen pilgrims

TEHRAN – The IRGC Arbaeen headquarters is able to accommodate as many as 110,000 pilgrims in the shrine cities of Najaf, Karbala and Samarra in Iraq during the Arbaeen pilgrimage, a military official said on Sunday.

Jafari: ‘Tough response’ awaits abductors of Iranian forces

TEHRAN – Chief of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) on Wednesday vowed a “tough response” against the terrorists who abducted a number of Iranian border guards near the Pakistani border on Monday night.

Iran able to defend West Asia under 12 minutes: IRGC

TEHRAN – Chief of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Mohammad Ali Jafari said on Friday that the Islamic Republic enjoys the military power to defend West Asia in less than 12 minutes.

Soleimani offers condolences over passing of Imad Mughniyeh’s mother

TEHRAN – General Qassem Soleimani, commander of the IRGC Quds Force, has expressed condolences to the Hezbollah Secretary General Seyed Hassan Nasrallah over the demise of the martyred Imad Mughniyeh’s mother.

IRGC lauds police forces’ efforts

TEHRAN – The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) has said Iran’s power originates from the efforts made by the police and other armed forces.

New Khatam al-Anbia chief named

TEHRAN – The new commander of Khatam al-Anbia Construction unit, a conglomerate belonging to the IRGC, was introduced on Sunday in a ceremony attended by IRGC Chief Mohammad Ali Jafari.

Cleric: Missile strikes showed Iran’s power

TEHRAN – Ayatollah Kazem Seddiqi, the interim Friday prayer preacher of Tehran, has lauded the recent missile attacks by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) on terrorists in the Iraqi Kurdistan and eastern Syria as a sign of Iran’s military “power”.

Ready yourself to swim across the Mediterranean: IRGC general to Bibi

TEHRAN – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should know that soon he will have no way but to flee the region, so he must learn how to swim across the Mediterranean Sea, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps’ second-in-command said on Friday.

40 Daesh terrorists killed in Iran’s missile attack: General

TEHRAN – Forty Daesh (ISIL) terrorists were killed during Iran’s Monday missile attack on the terrorist group’s positions in Syria, commander of the IRGC aerospace division said on Tuesday.

We took you seriously, Shamkhani tells Bolton after missile attack

TEHRAN – “We did take you seriously. This Hajizadeh [the IRGC Airspace commander] took you seriously when he landed missiles three miles away from you,” Iranian Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Shamkhani said on Tuesday, addressing Trump’s national security advisor John Bolton.

IRGC fires ballistic missiles on Daesh positions in Syria in retaliation for Ahvaz terror victims

Iran fires missiles at Daesh positions in revenge for Ahvaz terror attack

TEHRAN – At the dead of the night the IRGC rained surface-to surface ballistic missiles on the positions of Daesh in eastern Syria which along with the al-Ahwazia terror group took responsibility for the September 22 terrorist attack in Ahvaz.

IRGC rains ballistic missiles on Ahvaz terror attack ringleaders in Syria

Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) strikes the gatherings of the ringleaders of the recent terror attack in the southwestern Iranian city of Ahvaz with several surface-to-surface ballistic missiles in an area east of the Euphrates.

Iran airs video of encounter with USS Theodore Roosevelt

TEHRAN – Iran’s national TV on Saturday broadcast footage of a close encounter between the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy and the USS Theodore Roosevelt in the strategic Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf, the passageway for nearly a third of all oil traded by sea.

IRGC forces kill Jaish-ul-Adl’s second-in-command

TEHRAN – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Ground Force commander said on Friday that his forces have killed the second-in-command of the so-called “Jaish-ul-Adl” terrorist group in southeast Iran.

“Guards of revolution’ will come hard on enemies like thunder: IRGC chief

TEHRAN – The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) chief Mohammad Ali Jafari issued a statement on Saturday warning that the “guards of the revolution” are determined to come on enemies like a “destructive thunder” to take revenge of the organizers of the September 22 terrorist attack in Ahvaz.

IRGC dismantles terror group on border with Pakistan

TEHRAN – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps announced on Friday that it had dismantled a terrorist group in the Saravan border region, an area bordering Pakistan.

IRGC warns UAE, Saudis to ‘stop malice’

TEHRAN – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps on Friday warned the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia against venturing to create insecurity in Iran, advising them to “stop malice and conspiracy” against Iran.

IRGC: Enemies strategically mistaken about Iranian nation

TEHRAN – The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Tuesday that Iran’s enemies have made a strategic mistake with regard to the Iranian nation, which has unified the nation against foreign threats.

IRGC: Terrorists behind Ahvaz attack will face ‘deadly and unforgettable revenge’

TEHRAN – The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Sunday that those behind the Ahvaz terrorist attack will face “deadly and unforgettable revenge in the near future.”

Iran’s Air Force, IRGC start joint military drills over Persian Gulf

TEHRAN – The Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) and the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) on Friday started joint military drills over the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman.

‘Iran ready to chase enemies outside borders’

TEHRAN – Yahya Rahim Safavi, a top military adviser to the Leader, on Monday warned that Iranian armed forces will chase enemies kilometers away from the national borders in case of the slightest aggression.

IRGC fires missiles at terrorist positions in Iraqi Kurdistan

TEHRAN – In a statement released on Sunday, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) confirmed it had targeted positions of a terrorist group in the Iraqi Kurdistan with seven short-range surface-to-surface missiles, warning the terrorists that their repeated evil acts will be faced with a more severe response.

Americans well aware of Iran’s defense power: general

TEHRAN – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Deputy Coordinator Ali Fadavi has said the United States is not capable of waging a war against Iran, noting that the Americans are well aware of Iran’s defense power.

‘Army, IRGC air forces able to foil possible adventures’

TEHRAN – The Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) and the aerospace division of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) can together deal with any kind of threat posed by the enemies, IRIAF Commander Aziz Nasirzadeh said on Monday.