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2021-12-22 00:00
Iran military exercise showcases deterrent capability
TEHRAN – Various forces of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) began a massive military drill along the southern coastlines of the country amid simmering diplomatic tensions in the Persian Gulf region emanating from Western interference.
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2021-12-20 21:21
Commander vows decisive response against any Israeli attack on Iranian nuclear, military facilities
TEHRAN – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) on Monday warned Israel of a “crushing” response to any attack on Iran’s nuclear and military sites, emphasizing that the country will target the source of any aggression against its sensitive sites.
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2021-12-20 12:08
IRGC launches 5-day drill in Persian Gulf, Hormuz Strait, coastal provinces
TEHRAN – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) launched a five-day drill on Monday morning in the Persian Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz and the coastal provinces of Hormuzgan, Bushehr and Khuzestan.
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2021-12-13 11:48
U.S. seeks sectarian war in the region: IRGC general
TEHRAN — Amir Ali Hajizadeh, commander of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force, said on Sunday that the United States seeks to begin a sectarian war in the region.
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2021-12-11 21:38
IRGC chief says Iran firm to boost military power on ‘daily basis’
TEHRAN - Iran is determined to broaden its military power on a ‘daily basis’, the IRGC commander said on Saturday.
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2021-11-21 21:28
IRGC Navy chief: Much of news of Iran-U.S. clashes in Persian Gulf not released
TEHRAN — IRGC Navy Commander Admiral Alireza Tangsiri said on Sunday that there have been numerous one-on-one clashes between Iran and the U.S. in the Persian Gulf, but many were not reported.
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2021-11-21 15:23
IRGC to be supplied with three new warships
TEHRAN – The naval unit of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Navy will be supplied with three new warships in the current Iranian year, which ends on March 20, 2022.
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2021-11-12 21:25
An Israeli war on Iran will lead to ‘destruction of Zionist regime’: IRGC general
TEHRAN – A senior IRGC official has downplayed the Israel occasional threats of war against Iran, saying the Tel Aviv regime is well aware that starting a military confrontation with Iran will only bring its annihilation forward.
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2021-11-10 21:45
Admiral says Iran achieved expected goals in Zulfiqar 1400 exercise
TEHRAN — Holding drills during in times of peace has a “deterrent” and “great strategic effect”, the deputy Army chief for coordination said on Wednesday.
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2021-11-08 18:26
Iranian submarines blow up mock targets with torpedoes
TEHRAN – On Monday, the Iranian Navy’s submarines blew up various naval targets with domestically produced torpedoes in the military exercise in the Sea of Oman.
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2021-11-06 21:39
MP calls on Foreign Ministry to take action against U.S. piracy in international bodies
TEHRAN — A member of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of the Iranian Parliament has called on Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to take action against the U.S. at international bodies for trying to steal the Iranian oil tanker in the Sea of Oman.
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2021-11-03 13:29
IRGC Navy aborts U.S. move to steal Iranian oil in Oman Sea
TEHRAN – The national TV announced on Wednesday at noon time that the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy reclaimed a cargo of oil that U.S. forces had stolen from a tanker carrying Iranian oil in the Sea of Oman.
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2021-10-20 22:09
Russian military official says Iranian fleet adorned Russian naval parade
TEHRAN — A senior Russian military official has said the participation of Iranian warships in the Russian Navy parade in the current year “adorned” the naval parade.
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2021-10-20 22:05
Iranian Air Force to stage nationwide drills on Thursday
TEHRAN — The Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) is set to start a wide scale aerial exercise across the country on Thursday.
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2021-10-19 22:10
Iranian military chief, Russian defense minister push for military, defense cooperation
TEHRAN – Mohammad Bagheri, the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of Iran, and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu in a meeting in Moscow on Tuesday insisted on the need to strengthen military and defense cooperation between the two countries.
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2021-10-16 19:06
Iran, Pakistan to hold joint naval drill
TEHRAN — Expressing confidence over the results of his visit to Pakistan and emphasizing the common ground between the two neighbors on various issues, Major General Mohammad Baqeri, Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, said that both sides agreed to expand intelligence sharing as well as holding a joint naval drill in the future.
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2021-10-16 19:02
Commander: Indigenousness is biggest advantage of Iranian drones
TEHRAN — The biggest advantage of Iran's drones is that the armed forces use completely indigenous technology in manufacturing, using, and overhauling them, the commander of Hazrat Vali-e-Asr UAV Group of the Army Ground Forces has said.
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2021-10-13 21:30
Iran tests Joshan, Khatam air defense systems in military drills
TEHRAN — The indigenous air defense systems of Joshan and Khatam owned by the Army Air Defense Force have successfully shot down mock targets in the joint specialized air defense exercise codenamed "Defenders of Sky of Vellayat".
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2021-09-29 20:46
IRGC warns it won’t tolerate militants in northern Iraq
TEHRAN – In comments at the western Kurdish city of Sanandaj on Wednesday, a top military commander warned that Iran will not tolerate the presence of anti-Revolution groups in the Iraqi Kurdistan region, threatening to take harsh action against them.
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2021-09-27 20:13
Fire breaks out at IRGC research center in Tehran, 2 martyred
TEHRAN – Fire erupted at a warehouse in the research center of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) in west of Tehran on Sunday evening in which tow personnel succumbed to their injuries, the public relations office of the IRGC announced on Monday.
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2021-09-25 21:44
Tehran vows tough response against U.S., Israeli bases in Iraqi Kurdistan
TEHRAN - Iranian Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib has warned U.S. and Israeli bases in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region that they will receive an “active and aggressive” action if they try to stoke insecurity in the Islamic Republic.
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2021-09-24 20:52
Top general says Iran won’t allow action on part of U.S.-led proxies
Fadavi: U.S. and its allies are trying to create a deterrence against Iran
TEHRAN - The second-ranking commander in the IRGC has said while the U.S. itself is not able to do any military adventure it is quite clear the Islamic Republic does not allow its proxies to do so.
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2021-09-24 14:51
IRGC keeps spark of Holy Defense memory alive
TEHRAN — The largest floating exercise of the Basij force of the IRGC Navy was held on Wednesday, September 22, in the general area of the blue shores of Bandar Abbas and the Strait of Hormuz on the occasion of Holy Defense Week. More than 1,000-speed gunboats were involved in the exercise at the presence of the IRGC Navy commander.
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2021-09-10 18:10
IRGC strikes terrorist positions in northern Iraq
TEHRAN - After warning against anti-Iran movements, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) pounded the positions of terrorists in northern Iraq on Thursday morning.
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2021-09-07 21:09
Iraqi Kurdistan’s inaction over Kurdish militants angers Iran
TEHRAN – In the latest indication that Iraqi Kurdistan’s regional government has not sufficiently heeded Iran’s earlier warnings over the activism of dissident groups, a senior Iranian general starkly warned the Iraqi Kurdish authorities to rein in the activities of these groups.
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2021-09-06 22:25
IRGC threatens to target terrorist hiding in northern Iraq
TEHRAN — Following recent moves by some terrorist groups in northwestern borders of Iran, the IRGC Ground Force commander has warned that the continuation of such malicious moves is “intolerable”, threatening that they will receive the “appropriate” response.
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2021-08-28 18:02
Ring wore by Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani inscribed as national heritage
TEHRAN – A silver ring owned by Lieutenant Qassem Soleimani, who was assassinated in a U.S. terrorist attack in early 2020, has been added to Iran's cultural heritage list.
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2021-08-21 21:44
Iran military chief: Boosting ability to target threat centers a strategic policy
TEHRAN — Iran’s military chief Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri issued a message on Saturday asserting that the Iranian Armed Forces consider increasing the ability to attack the centers of threat against the Iranian homeland as a “strategic, inevitable and unstoppable policy”.
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2021-08-13 21:31
IRGC chief: Borders are completely secure
TEHRAN — The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said on Friday that Iran’s borders enjoy full security, with the IRGC, Army and police forces closely watching and controlling border areas.
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2021-08-10 21:45
IRGC: Enemies could not achieve a single victory in 42 years
TEHRAN — IRGC Deputy Commander Ali Fadavi said on Tuesday that the enemies of the Islamic Republic have been working hard against Iran over the past 42 years, but they have never been able to achieve a single victory.