IRGC General: Iran has turned from a deterrent power to a retaliatory one

TEHRAN - IRGC Deputy Commander for Political Affairs Yadollah Javani has said that Iran has achieved more than deterrence power and turned into a power to retaliate.

IRGC chief says Iran has become invincible

TEHRAN – Hossein Salami, commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), said late on Thursday that the Islamic Republic has become “invincible” by promoting its deterrence power.

Iran foils assassination plot against General Soleimani

TEHRAN – Head of the Intelligence Organization of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says Iran has foiled an assassination plot against Major General Qassem Soleimani, commander of the IRGC Quds Force.

Qassem Soleimani: IRGC destroyed grandeur of world’s biggest army

TEHRAN – Major General Qassem Soleimani says the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has destroyed the grandeur of the world’s biggest army, which is the U.S. Army, and showed its emptiness to the world.

General: Iran still digging missile tunnels 24/7

TEHRAN – Amir Ali Hajizadeh, commander of the aerospace unit of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), has said Iran is still digging missile tunnels 24/7, thirty five years after it began the project.

General: Iran’s power much greater than what’s been revealed

TEHRAN – A top commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has said Iran’s power is much greater that what has been revealed so far, warning that the Islamic Republic is fully prepared for all possible situations in the region.

Downing of U.S. drone revealed Washington’s empty power: Raisi

TEHRAN – Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raisi said on Monday that the IRGC forces’ downing of an intruding American drone showed to the world how empty the U.S.’s power is.

‘Iran has created necessary conditions for destruction of Zionist regime’

TEHRAN – Major General Hossein Salami, head of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), has said Iran has created the necessary conditions for destruction of the illegitimate Zionist regime.

Stena Impero released after two months

TEHRAN – A British-flagged oil tanker that was detained by Iran more than two months ago left Iran’s Bandar Abbas port on Friday and was heading toward international waters, according to Reuters.

IRGC receives four homegrown helicopters

TEHRAN – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has received four military helicopters that were produced domestically, Deputy Defense Minister Qassem Taqizadeh announced on Monday.

IRGC deputy chief: Iran acting patiently toward U.S. hostile moves for sake of Islam

TEHRAN – The deputy chief of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said on Sunday that Iran is acting patiently towards the United States’ hostile moves for the sake of Islam and Muslims.

U.S. 'posturing' by sending troops to Saudi Arabia, Iranian FM says 

Zarif: Whoever starts war will not be the one who finishes it

TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said any country that starts a war against Iran  “will not be the one who finishes it”  as he said  the U.S. is "posturing" by sending troops and defense equipment to Saudi Arabia following the September 14 attacks on a major Saudi Arabia oil facility.

Should the U.S. think of a war, it will face a response from the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean, Rahim Safavi warns

Iranian general warns broad response awaits any U.S. military move

TEHRAN – Should the Americans think of orchestrating a plot against Iran, they will be faced with the Iranian nation’s response from the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean, says Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi, a top military adviser to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Leader of the Islamic Revolution.

U.S. bases, vessels within Iran’s reach: commander

TEHRAN – U.S. military bases and vessels in the region are within the reach of Iranian missiles, says commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force.

Salami says Iran is the “slaughterhouse of the U.S. economic terrorism”

Trump’s dream is to talk to an Iranian official for minutes: IRGC chief

TEHRAN – Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Hossein Salami has lauded the Islamic Republic’s success in foiling the enemy’s plots over the past 40 years, saying Iran has become the “slaughterhouse of the enemy’s economic terrorism.”

Foes not fully aware of Iran’s power, says IRGC chief

TEHRAN – The enemies are aware of only a small part of Iran’s defense power, Chief of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Hossein Salami said on Thursday.

IRGC seizes 7 trawlers near Strait of Hormuz 

TEHRAN – The Navy of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps said in a statement on Wednesday that its forces have detained seven trawling ships in the Jask region, near the Strait of Hormuz.

IRGC wing to construct artificial island

TEHRAN – The Khatam al-Anbiya Construction Base, a business conglomerate and the construction wing of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), plans to build an artificial island in the Persian Gulf, near Kish Island, a free zone.

Specter of war shattered after IRGC downing of U.S. drone: general

TEHRAN – Amir Ali Hajizadeh, commander of the aerospace unit of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), said on Thursday that the shooting down of the intruding U.S. drone two months ago shattered the specter of war against the Islamic Republic.

Iran has full control over its borders: IRGC chief

TEHRAN - Chief of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami said on Friday that Iran has full control over its borders.

IRGC member assassinated in northwestern Iran

TEHRAN – A member of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has been assassinated in the town of Piranshahr in West Azerbaijan province, a local official announced on Tuesday.

Israel putting up its ‘last struggle’, says Gen. Soleimani

TEHRAN – Major General Qassem Soleimani, commander of the IRGC Quds Force, has slammed the recent Israeli attacks on a number of positions in regional countries, saying the “insane operations” were Tel Aviv’s last struggles.

Iran’s power of resistance is unlimited, says IRGC chief

TEHRAN – Chief of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has said the enemy’s power to pressure Iran is limited but “our power of resistance is unlimited.”

Foreign presence in Persian Gulf detrimental to regional security: IRGC chief

TEHRAN – Chief of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says Iran regards the presence of outsiders in the Persian Gulf as detrimental to the security of the region.

IRGC: Augmenting defense power on agenda of Iran’s armed forces

TEHRAN – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has said that it is on agenda of Iran’s armed forces to continuously increase their defense power.

Iran won’t be duped by ‘good cop, bad cop’ routine: military chief

TEHRAN – The Iranian nation will never be fooled by calls for negotiations and the good cop, bad cop routine, says Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri, the Armed Forces Chief of Staff.

Leader thanks IRGC for downing U.S. spy drone, seizing British tanker

TEHRAN – The Leader of the Islamic Revolution has praised the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) for downing an invading U.S. spy drone and capturing a British oil tanker at the Persian Gulf.

Fadavi says enemies must not even think of attack against Iran

Admiral: IRGC has reinforced military in Strait of Hormuz

TEHRAN – Deputy Chief of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Ali Fadavi has advised Iran’s enemies to learn lessons from forty years of testing Iran, warning about the dire consequences of “even thinking of carrying out a conspiracy or an attack against Iran.”

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U.S. issues warrant to seize Iranian oil tanker Grace 1

The United States has issued a warrant for the seizure of an Iranian oil tanker captured by British Royal Marines in Gibraltar last month, according to Aljazeera.

Northwestern mountaintops under full control of IRGC: Salami

TEHRAN – Chief of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says all of Iran’s northwestern mountaintops are under full control and dominance of the pious forces of the IRGC.