Zarif asks Rouhani to name CENTCOM as terrorist organization

TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a letter late on Monday asked President Hassan Rouhani, as head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, to put United States Central Command (CENTCOM) forces in West Asia on the list of terrorist groups of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Iran to take retaliatory action if IRGC blacklisted: Zarif

TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Monday warned the United States that Iran will take retaliatory action if the U.S. designates the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) a terrorist organization, Mehr reported.

Senior MP: Iranian parliament to introduce 14 motions against U.S. terror acts

TEHRAN - The Iranian parliament plans to discuss and approve 14 motions against the U.S. for its support for terror activities should the U.S. decides to designate the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization, Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee Chairman Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh has said.

Zarif warns U.S. of consequences of IRGC terror designation

TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif warned the U.S. on Sunday of the consequences of designating the IRGC as a foreign terrorist organization, saying President Donald Trump “should know better than to be conned into another U.S. disaster.”

Jafari: Terrorist designation for IRGC would end calm for U.S. forces

TEHRAN – The U.S. military will no longer have calm in West Asia if the United States designates the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization, IRGC Chief Mohammad Ali Jafari said on Sunday.

Iranian parliament drafting bill to designate U.S. army as terrorist if IRGC blacklisted 

TEHRAN – The Iranian parliament is working on a double-urgency bill to put the U.S. army on the terrorist list as it has put Daesh if the U.S. State Department designates the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist, a senior lawmaker announced on Sunday.

Iran to retaliate if U.S. designates IRGC terrorist: MP

TEHRAN – A senior lawmaker says Iran may react in kind and designate U.S. armed forces as terrorist if Washington puts the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps on its terror list.

By Seyed Hossein Mousavian

How US, Iranian regional security strategies diverge

The top commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Maj. Gen. Mohammad Ali Jafari, earlier this week declared that Iran has trained 100,000 voluntary forces to share experiences and know-how with the Iraqi and Syrian militaries. In this vein, Jafari also asserted that Iran’s strategy in the region has been far more effective in containing the Islamic State’s (IS') terrorism compared to that of the United States, which has spent a hefty amount for the same purpose.

The entire occupied lands within range of Hezbollah missiles: IRGC chief 

TEHRAN – The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps has said that Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement possesses missiles with a range that covers the entire Palestinian territories occupied by Israel.

IRGC holds drone exercise over Persian Gulf

TEHRAN – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) on Thursday held a large-scale war game over the Persian Gulf, during which squadrons of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were flown to practice an assault operation.

U.S. to regret Iran sanctions, general predicts

TEHRAN – Washington will regret its sanctions against Iran as the embargoes only strengthen the Islamic Republic, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Deputy Coordinator Ali Fadavi said on Tuesday. 

‘IRGC tasked with fighting goods smuggling’

TEHRAN – A member of the Majlis Agriculture Committee says the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) has been tasked with fighting smuggling of goods in the light of shortcomings in dealing with the issue, ISNA reported on Monday.

By Mehdi Sepahvand

Pakistan promises ‘good news’ for Iran over border attack

TEHRAN – Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has said he would soon have “good news” for Iran regarding measures against a terrorist group behind a deadly suicide attack in Iran’s southeastern border areas.

IRGC stops large smuggled fuel cargo

TEHRAN – Forces of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Intelligence have successfully intercepted the export of a large cargo of smuggled fuel before it could leave Iran, a report by the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting said on Monday.

By Mohammad Homaeefar

IRGC Navy develops anti-laser weapon

TEHRAN – Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy chief Alireza Tangsiri has said his forces have developed a weapon that is able to beat the United States’ anti-drone laser system.

Negative elements fail to harm Tehran-Islamabad ties: Pakistan FM

TEHRAN – Pakistan’s Foreign Minister, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, has said despite efforts by some negative elements relations between Iran and Pakistan are growing stronger.

General Soleimani says ‘JCPOA2’ would undermine Iran

TEHRAN – Major General Qassem Soleimani, commander of Iran’s Qods Force, said on Thursday that “enemies” of the Islamic Republic want to renegotiate the JCPOA in order to undermine Iran and uproot Islamic movements. He called the attempt “JCPOA2”.

Bodies of 5 IRGC members discovered in Syria

TEHRAN – Public Relations of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) has announced that it had discovered the bodies of five missing members of the IRGC in Syria, IRNA reported on Wednesday.

IRGC Navy chief: Hormuz Strait to remain open as long as Iran sells oil

TEHRAN - Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri, the IRGC Navy chief, has said that the Strait of Hormuz will remain open as long as Iran sells its oil.

Military: Raid on border guard killers will be relentless

TEHRAN – Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi, a senior spokesman for the Iranian military, has said armed forces will not rest until they severely punish those terrorists who killed the IRGC border guards on Feb. 13 in the southeastern province of Sistan- Baluchestan, IRNA reported on Saturday.

Iran to become dead offensive should enemy attack: general

TEHRAN – Brigadier General Hossein Salami, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps second-in-command, on Saturday highlighted Iran’s preparedness to counter foreign threats, saying should the enemy dare to attack the Islamic Republic, Iran will become offensive to the core.

Pakistan Army vows to work with Iran to prevent terror acts

TEHRAN – The Pakistani Army tries to prevent terrorist attacks like what happened to IRGC forces on Zahedan-Khash border on Feb. 13 and it will cooperate with Iran to investigate the case, Director General of Pakistan’s Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Friday.

Iran says it hacked and controlled U.S. drones

TEHRAN – Amir Ali Hajizadeh, commander of the aerospace unit of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, has said Iran has managed to take control of several U.S. drones.

Pakistani national carried out suicide attack against Iranian forces

TEHRAN – The IRGC ground force commander announced on Tuesday that the person who carried out suicide attack on IRGC forces last Wednesday in the border province of Sistan-Balouchestan was a Pakistani national.

IRGC hails attendance at funeral procession for terror victims

TEHRAN – In a Sunday message, the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) lauded the nation for their strong participation at a burying ceremony for the victims of the terrorist attack.

Iranian general: Pakistan must explain how terrorists crossed the border

TEHRAN – Yahya Rahim Safavi, a top military adviser to the Leader, has said the Pakistani government and intelligence apparatuses should be held accountable for the latest terrorist attack in southeast Iran, emphasizing that the Iranian armed forces are entitled to crack down on the perpetrators of the assault, Mehr reported on Saturday.

By Mehdi Sepahvand - Head of Political Desk

Farewell to victims of terror

TEHRAN — On Saturday, the sky opened to the city of Isfahan where patriotic martyrs who died while guarding their homeland being held on deeply grateful people’s shoulder. They were ascended to heaven by the angles to rest in peace.

IRGC chief: Pakistan expected to punish anti-Iran terrorists

TEHRAN – Mohammad Ali Jafari, commander of the IRGC, has said Tehran expects Islamabad to punish the terrorists behind a recent attack against its forces, which took place in the border province of Sistan-Baluchestan.

UN denounces “heinous and cowardly” attack “in the strongest terms”

Foreign spy agencies behind terror attack on IRGC forces: Leader

TEHRAN – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has denounced a bloody terrorist attack on members of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), saying the spy agencies of certain regional and trans-regional countries certainly had a hand in the crime.