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US Congress presses EU to designate IRGC as terror entity
A coalition of the US Republican senators is pressuring the European Union to blacklist Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization.
IRGC Navy chief: Speed of Iran boats to be several times higher than that of US vessels in future
The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy says the speed of the elite military force’s boats will be several times higher than that of American boats.
IRGC Navy receives new vessels with mounted missile launchers
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC)’s Navy has received new domestically-designed vessels that have missile launchers mounted on them, as well as an ocean-going carrier.
Top Iran commander: Enemies turned to hybrid war after numerous defeats
The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force has said the enemies, frustrated with the failure of their plots against Iran, have resorted to extensive psychological operations as part of their hybrid war.
First satellite images of IRGC’s largest drone released
An Iranian news website has published the first satellite images of Iran's Islamic Revolution Gaurd Coprs (IRGC)’s largest drone, dubbed “Shahed 149”.
Iran’s intelligence chief dismisses fake news about IRGC drill in Karaj
Iran’s intelligence minister dismisses “fake news” about a recent military drill held by the Basij Force of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) in the city of Karaj, near Tehran.
IRGC commander says Iran has expanded strategic depth to faraway waters
Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Major General Hossein Salami says Iran's strategic depth has gone beyond regional waters and now reached the Mediterranean and the Red Sea.
IRGC commander says Iran has developed new long-range cruise missile
The commander of the Aerospace Division of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), announced operationalization of a new long-range cruise missile, that can travel as far as 1,650 kilometers (1,025 miles).
Iran President says IRGC registered brilliant record in anti-terror fight
Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has said that the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has registered a brilliant record in the fight against terrorist groups.
IRGC commander says Europe at war with Iran
The commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps says today Europe has officially waged a non-hard war on Iran.
Iranian Defense Ministry hails IRGC fight against Takfiri terrorists
Iran’s Defense Ministry says it will do its best to provide Iranian armed forces, especially the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, with its most advanced military hardware.
Iran’s Leader urges IRGC to build up military, moral power
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has urged Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) to double its efforts to strengthen its military and moral power with the goal of protecting the ideals of the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Germany says no legal grounds to designate IRGC as ‘terrorist organization’
A German diplomat has stated that there is no legal basis for blacklisting Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) as a "terrorist entity", echoing earlier remarks by the European Union's foreign policy chief.
Iranian MP: Double-urgent legislation would respond to EU over IRGC
An Iranian lawmaker says a double urgent bill is ready for discussion at parliament in response to any move by the EU to blacklist the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).
Iranian lawmaker: Leaving NPT and expulsion of IAEA inspectors on the table
An Iranian lawmaker has said the Islamic republic of Iran has put on the table leaving the nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty, NPT, and expelling the UN atomic watchdog’s inspectors from the country as a response to the recent draft resolution of the European parliament against the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).
EU’s Borrell says the bloc cannot designate IRGC as terrorist before court ruling
The European Union cannot list the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) as a foreign terrorist entity until an EU court has determined that the elite forces are, Josep Borrell the European Union’s foreign policy chief said on Monday.
Iran’s intelligence ministry slams EU parliament’s resolution against IRGC
The Iranian intelligence ministry has in a statement condemned the recent draft resolution of the European parliament against Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps.
Iran FM does not rule out exit from NPT if Europe blacklists IRGC
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has not ruled out the possibility of Tehran’s withdrawal from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) if the Europeans fail to revise their “belligerent polices” toward the Islamic Republic.
Iranian daily urges govt. to suspend ties with Europe, warns of losses over IRGC designation
An Iranian daily close to the Principlist camp urges the government to suspend ties with the European countries that support the designation of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), as the main organ of the Iranian military, as a “terrorist” entity.
MP: IRGC must levy tolls on European ships passing through strategic Hormuz Strait
An Iranian lawmaker proposes that the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), which is tasked with providing security in the Hormuz Strait, levy tolls on the European vessels seeking to pass through the strategic waterway.
IRGC chief: Europe must take responsibility for outcome of possible blacklisting
The chief commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) warns the Europeans against blacklisting the elite military force, saying they will have to take responsibility for the consequences if they make such a “mistake.”
Iran’s Army throws weight behind IRGC against Europe’s blacklisting plot
The Iranian Army strongly condemns the European Parliament’s “desperate” call for Europe to designate the fellow Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) as a “terrorist” group, saying it will join hands with the elite military force “more firmly than before” to safeguard the Islamic Republic and the region.
Analyst: Iran should de-escalate with Europe instead of showing emotional reactions to IRGC blacklisting
A political expert says mere condemnations and emotional reactions to the European Parliament’s call for Europe to blacklist the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) will not be of any help, but Tehran needs instead to find ways to decrease tensions with the Europeans.
Iran’s Parliament chief warns Europe will ‘pay price’ if it blacklists IRGC, promises counter-measures
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf delivers a stern warning to the European Union over a possible move to blacklist the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), saying Europe will “pay the price in full” if it makes such a move.
Iranian armed forces warn EU against blacklisting IRGC
The Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Iranian armed forces has warned in a statement that the recent move by the European parliament to blacklist the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps as a terrorist organization sets a negative precedent and will adversely affect regional and global peace and security.