VP: Govt. mulling legal actions against U.S. IRGC move

TEHRAN – Vice President for Legal Affairs Layla Joneydi said on Wednesday the Rouhani administration is considering legal actions against the United States in response to its designation of the Islamic Revolution Guards Crops (IRGC) as a terrorist organization.

Guardian Council ratifies bill in support of IRGC

TEHRAN – The Guardian Council on Wednesday ratified the double-urgency bill to bolster the status of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) in the face of U.S. moves, IRNA reported.

Baqeri: U.S. will pay for its hostilities towards Iran

TEHRAN – Major General Mohammad Baqeri, chief of the Iranian armed forces, said on Wednesday that the United States will soon pay the price for its hostilities towards Iran.

New IRGC Chief Salami officially promoted to major general

TEHRAN – The new commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Hossein Salami was officially promoted on Monday to the rank of major general by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the commander-in-chief of the armed forces.

MPs: Salami’s appointment sends ‘clear message’ to U.S.

TEHRAN – 251 MPs on Tuesday issued a joint statement in support of the appointment of Major General Hossein Salami as the new chief of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), saying the appointment sends a “clear message” to the hegemons including America.

Rouhani congratulates IRGC chief on new post

TEHRAN - President Hassan Rouhani has congratulated the new commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).

Ambassador: Creators of terror groups label IRGC terrorist organization

TEHRAN – Iran’s ambassador to The Hague Alireza Kazemi Abadi says those who have created the al-Qaeda and Daesh (ISIL) terrorist groups are now calling Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) a terrorist organization.

IRGC: Iran to close Hormuz Strait if it is barred to use it

TEHRAN - Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy chief Alireza Tangsiri warned on Monday that Iran will close the Strait of Hormuz if it is barred from using it.

Rezaee says Leader wants structural changes in Expediency Council

TEHRAN - Mohsen Rezaee, secretary of the Expediency Council, said on Saturday that Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has called for structural and functional changes in the Expediency Council.

PM Abdul-Mahdi rejects U.S. claim about IRGC role in Iraqi economy

Iraq has resolutely refuted a recent US claim that Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) plays a part in the Arab country’s economic affairs, saying Washington is lying about the role of the elite military force, which in fact helped the Baghdad government defeat the terror group Daesh.

Zarif urges counterparts to stand against U.S. ‘provocative’ move on IRGC

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, in a letter to his counterparts all around the world, called every government to adopt a principled, accurate and lawful stance against the United States’ recent measure against part of Iran’s armed forces, the Foreign Ministry reported on Wednesday.

Situation in the region would have been different if Army and the IRGC had not fought Daesh’

Leader hails Army-IRGC brotherhood vs. U.S. ‘ugly move’

TEHRAN – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday hailed the gesture of brotherhood shown by the Army and the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) as a “beautiful move” against the United States’ “ugly move”.

Parliament passes generalities of pro-IRGC bill

TEHRAN – Iranian legislators on Tuesday passed the generalities of a bill to support the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) against the United States.

IRGC official: Terror designation serving Zionists’ interests

TEHRAN – The United States’ designation of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) as terrorist is to serve the interests of the Zionist regime of Israel, the IRGC representative for parliamentary affairs has said.

Instagram blocks pages of IRGC, General Soleimani after U.S. blacklisting

TEHRAN – Instagram has blocked pages that belonged to Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) and Qassem Soleimani, the commander of its Quds Force.

Defense chief sees failure of sanctions as reason behind U.S. move against IRGC

TEHRAN - Iranian Defense Minister Amir Hatami said on Tuesday that designation of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps as a terrorist organization by the Trump administration shows the inefficiency of sanctions against Iran.

Blacklisting IRGC rooted in U.S. ‘chain of defeats’: Jafari

TEHRAN - Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Chief Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari has said the terrorist designation against the forces under his command by the Trump administration is rooted in Washington’s “chain of defeats” in the Middle East region.

Larijani: U.S. misdemeanors created unity in Iran

TEHRAN – Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani has said Washington’s misdemeanors against the Islamic Republic have created an atmosphere of unity and harmony inside Iran.

U.S. officially designates IRGC a terrorist group

The United States officially designated Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) as a foreign terrorist organization, Reuters reported, citing a notice published in the U.S. Federal Register on Monday.

Majlis committee publishes text of bill on U.S. IRGC move

TEHRAN – The Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee on Monday published the text of a double-urgency bill on retaliating the U.S. for designating the IRGC as a terrorist group.

IRGC, Basij to continue helping flood victims: spokesman

TEHRAN - Forces from the Islamic Revolution Guards and Basij will continue to provide relief aid to victims of the recent floods until the situation goes back to normal, IRGC spokesman Brigadier General Ramazan Sharif said on Sunday. 

MPs pass overview of bill to counter U.S. move against IRGC

TEHRAN – The Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee on Sunday passed an overview of a bill to counter Washington’s move in calling the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) a terrorist organization.

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‘IRGC has always been target of American and regional states animosity’

TEHRAN - Shireen Tahmaasb Hunter, a professor of political science at Georgetown University, tells the Tehran Times that “The designation of IRGC as a terrorist organization by the Trump administration is another step in Washington's policy of incrementally increasing pressure on Iran in the hope of forcing it to negotiate, and in the process agree to change some aspects of its foreign policy, notably those vis a vis the Arab-Israeli conflict.”

Majlis committee studying motion to bolster IRGC

TEHRAN – Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee is set to hold a meeting on Sunday to consider a double urgency motion to bolster the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).

Iran should file complaint against U.S.: Pakistani defense analyst

TEHRAN - Lieutenant General Amjad Shoaib, a senior Pakistani defense analyst, said on Saturday that Iran should file complaint at the International Criminal Court and the UN against the unjustified U.S. act in designating the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps as a foreign terrorist organization.

‘IRGC’s influence has frustrated enemies’

TEHRAN – The Islamic propagation for coordination council issued a statement on Friday saying the influence and power of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) in protecting the Islamic Revolution has made the enemies frustrated.

Army: U.S. endangers security of its forces by naming IRGC terrorist’

TEHRAN - Commander of Iran’s Army Ground Forces Brigadier General Kioumars Heydari said on Friday that the White House has endangered security of its forces, especially the United States Central Command (CENTCOM), by designating the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization.

IRGC designation increases risk of confrontation: China Plus

TEHRAN – Labeling the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization is a destructive action for world peace and increases the risk of confrontation between the U.S. and Iran, IRNA reported, citing an article published on China Plus.

Iranian diplomat says IRGC terror designation is just rhetoric

TEHRAN – Iran’s Ambassador to the UK Hamid Baeidinejad has said that designation of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps as a terrorist organization by the U.S. is just a rhetoric.

‘I’m a Guard too’: Iranians respond to IRGC blacklisting

TEHRAN – Iranians on Friday took to the streets across the country to protest against the U.S. designation of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) as a foreign terrorist organization.