Iran stiffens its resolve as the Trump administration’s pressure mounts
The New York Times | Vivian Yee: In its campaign to throttle Iran into submission, the Trump administration has in the last…
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IRGC chief commander vows to hand enemies humiliating defeat
FNA – Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami said on Tuesday that the IRGC is resolute…
IRGC forerunner in war on terror: Iran’s Defense minister
Tasnim – The Iranian Defense Minister lauded the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) as the forerunner in the fight against terrorism in…
FM Zarif: War btw. Iran, US not imminent, but “accidents can happen”
MNA – In an interview with British online newspaper The Independent, Iranian FM Zarif was quoted as saying although he doesn’t think…
I spoke to the Iranian foreign minister about Trump’s impact on his country. He has a message for all Americans
The Independent | Negar Mortazavi : Since President Trump pulled the United States out of the Iran nuclear deal last year, Iran…
Zarif: Iran will never submit to US pressures
Press TV – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says hard as it may be, Iran will never succumb to pressures being exerted on it…
US to blame for any clash between IRGC, CENTCOM in Persian Gulf: Iran
Press TV – Iran says the IRGC forces and those of the US Navy Central Command (CENTCOM) may engage in clashes in…
Iran’s coverage: Iran designates as terrorists all US troops in Middle East
Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events: President forwards Act of Counteraction to IRGC’s Designation as Terrorist Group by…
President forwards Act of Counteraction to IRGC’s Designation as Terrorist Group by the US
President.ir – In implementation of Article 123 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran, President forwarded Act of Counteraction to…
IRGC senior commander warns US against any hostile move
MNA – The IRGC Deputy Coordinator Admiral Ali Fadavi has warned of vigorous response against United States hostile actions. “When the Americans…
US general says will ensure necessary resources to counter Iran
Reuters – U.S. Central Command chief General Kenneth McKenzie said on Saturday the United States would deploy the necessary resources to counter…
Richard Nephew: UNSC highly unlikely to comply with Trump’s IRGC designation
FNA – Richard Nephew, who served as the lead sanctions expert for the US team negotiating with Iran, says the impacts of…
World has seen positive measures taken by IRGC, armed forces in intl. arena
MNA – Ayatollah Mohammad Emami Kashani, the interim Leader of Tehran Friday Prayers said that the world has witnessed positive moves taken…
Zarif sends letter to Jordan FM over US anti-IRGC act
IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif wrote a letter to his counterpart in Jordan as regard US recent choice against…
Iran links financial safeguards bills to terror designation of guards
Radio Farda – The Secretary-General of the influential Expediency Discernment Council (EDC) in Iran says the designation of Revolutionary Guards as a…
US grants exemptions to new sanctions on Iran’s elite military force
Press TV – The United States has announced exemptions to new sanctions imposed on Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), easing foreign…
IRGC commander leaves sooner than expected
Al-Monitor – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appointed Hossein Salami as the new commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). After nearly 12…
Gov’t obliged to pursue US anti-IRGC move in int’l fora
IRNA – Iranian lawmakers obliged the government to take legal action against the United States’ illegal decision on blacklisting the Islamic Revolution…
Parl. ratifies designation of CENTCOM as terrorist organization
MNA – The Iranian Parliament has overwhelmingly ratified Article 1 of a pro-IRGC motion that reciprocally designates the US Central Command (CENTCOM)…
Pro-IRGC motion to counter US blacklisting returned to nat. security cmte.
MNA – The Iranian Parliament has forwarded a motion devised by the legislature to counter the US blacklisting of the Islamic Revolutionary…
Weekly report: Iran warns about upshots of US’ IRGC blacklisting
April 22, The Iran Project – FM summons newly appointed French amb. over US French envoy’s tweets; Zarif reminds E3 no ban…
US carves out exceptions for foreigners dealing with Revolutionary Guards
Reuters – The United States has largely carved out exceptions so that foreign governments, firms and NGOs do not automatically face U.S.…
US ‘futile’ threat playing into IRGC popularity: Iran military chief
Press TV – Washington’s threat against the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) through designating it as a “terrorist” organization is rooted in…
Iranian bankers fear IRGC terrorism designation dooms vital financial reforms
Bourse and Bazaar | Maziar Motamedi: Reform-minded Iranians, especially those inside the ailing banking system, are worried that the US government’s step…
Google ‘disables’ YouTube account of two Iranian news channels without prior warning
MNA – Google has blocked the access of the Tehran-based news channels Press TV and Hispan TV to their official accounts on…
Iranians debate freedom of expression as Instagram shuts down IRGC pages
Al-Monitor – “Sorry, this page isn’t available.” That’s the message that now greets Instagram users trying to access accounts purportedly run by top figures…
Experts: IRGC terror label could fuel US-Iran tension
Voice of America | Mehdi Jedinia and Sirwan Kajjo: The recent U.S. designation of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps as a foreign…
US scared of revolutionary forces’ pen: Rezaei
MNA – “Till yesterday, the US was afraid of the weapons of the revolutionary forces but today it is scared of their…
Sanctions aimed at bringing Iran to negotiating table with US
MNA – The former Iranian ambassador to Norway and Hungary Abdulreza Farajirad has said that the US sanctions are aimed at bringing…
Mounting possibility of waging an encouraged war between Iran and US
Iranian Diplomacy – An Iranian university professor in Tehran has said: “The US decision to designate the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC)…
Zarif warns of dangerous consequences of US anti-IRGC move
MNA – In a letter to his foreign counterparts, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif underscored the dangerous consequences of US measure…
What would happen to the region if IRGC and Army hadn’t got involved in the fight against ISIS?
Khamenei.ir – Ahead of the National Day of the Army, commanders and senior officials of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Army as…
Turkey criticizes US for designating Iranian force terrorist
AP — The U.S. decision to designate Iran’s Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organization is a dangerous development that could lead to…
Trump’s decisions only in favor of Israel: Syrian FM
Tasnim – Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem condemned a recent decision by US President Donald Trump to blacklist Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards…
Abdul Mahdi dismisses US claim of IRGC involvement in Iraq’s economy
MNA – Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul Mahdi rejected the claims of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo who has said that…
IRGC cmdr. Jafari thanks Parl. speaker, parliamentarians
MNA – The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Commander Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari expressed his special thanks to the Parliament Speaker…
UN envoy criticizes US action against IRGC
IRNA – The United Nations (UN) special representative for Iraq on Tuesday criticized the US move against the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps…
Envoy: US unilateralism threatens sovereignty of states
IRNA – Iran’s Ambassador to Italy Hamid Bayat said on Tuesday that the US unilateralism threatens sovereignty of different countries worldwide. Bayat…
Iran to name US terrorist commanders
IRNA – A member of the Iranian parliament said the intelligence units of armed forces were required to announce the names of…
Iran slams blocking IRGC Instagram account
IRNA – Minister of Communications and Information Technology Mohammad Javad Azari-Jahromi on Tuesday condemned blocking Istagram accounts of Supreme Leader of the…