Tasnim The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Ground Force has launched the final stage of a war game in western Iran, one of whose main purposes is to target terrorists taking shelter in northern parts of Iraq near the border, the commander of the force said. Speaking to reporters in Irans western city of Marivan on Tuesday, Brigadier General Mohammad ...

Tasnim The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Ground Force dismissed the groundless claim made by Turkish officials that the PKK terrorists are on Iranian soil near the common border. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a visit to military bases in northwestern Iran on Saturday, Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour denied ...

MAN Commander of the IRGCs Ground Force Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour says the Islamic Republics military doctrine is based on deterrence, but the armed forces are fully ready to back off any possible offensive by the enemies at an operational level. Addressing an annual gathering of IRGC Ground Force commanders in Mashhad on Tuesday, Brigadier ...

Tasnim The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Ground Forces equipment has been concentrated in oil-rich Khuzestan to deal with floods as some cities of the southwestern province were put on flood alert, the commander of the force said. In remarks on Thursday, Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour pointed to the relief and rescue operations carried ...

Tasnim Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Ground Force said Sunday that his forces have smashed two terrorist teams in northwest Iran over the past 24 hours, only a day after disbanding a 7-storng team of intruders. Speaking to reporters on Sunday, Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour said IRGC Ground Force troops have successfully ...

Tasnim Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Ground Force Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour said his forces have clashed with a terrorist cell affiliated to the Daesh (ISIS or ISIL) in western Iran, arresting 16 militants. Following several days of intelligence activities, the IRGC Ground Forces Najaf Ashraf Base on Saturday mounted ...

Tasnim The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has transferred the countrys seventh portable field hospital to Kermanshah to help those injured in a recent deadly earthquake in the western province, IRGC Ground Force Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour said. Speaking to reporters on Saturday, Pakpour said, IRGC Ground Forces seventh field hospital ...

FNA- Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Ground Force Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour blasted the US for imposing sanctions against the IRGC, noting that Washington is angry for the blows the IRGC has struck at the ISIL terrorist group. "The resistance forces are annihilating the ISIL on the ground beside the Iranian (military) advisors ...

MNA Commander Pakpour said the recent statement issued by three European countries on Iran's missile program was a result of their failure in hatching destructive plots inside the region. Brigadier-General Mohammad Pakpour, Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Ground Forces, touched upon the recent statement by three European countries ...

Press TV - A senior commander of Irans Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the countrys Armed Forces will certainly give a severe response to the Daesh Takfiri terrorists and their allies. The kindof response is up to us and we will determine its type ourselves, but we will definitely do it, Commander of IRGCs Ground Force Brigadier General ...

Daily look at Irans late-breaking news and upcoming events:   Iran ready to give U.S. slap in the face: commander The United States should expect a strong slap in the face if it underestimates Irans defensive capabilities, a commander of the elite Revolutionary Guards said on Wednesday, as Tehran concluded war games.   Iran to start ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Commander of Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Ground Force Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour on Monday highlighted the measures taken by the IRGC along the Iranian borders it controls, saying all such areas have been cleansed of terrorists in recent years. Massive military operations and extraordinary engineering projects carried ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Ground Force Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour gave an assurance on Sunday that security prevails along Iran's borders and that the country's armed forces are prepared to counter any threat, a lawmaker said. The IRGC commander attended a special meeting of the parliament's national ...

Saturday was marked by Irans statements proclaiming advances towards a comprehensive nuclear agreement with the 5+1 Powers (US, Britain, China, Russia, France, and Germany). The most prominent was adeclaration by Ali Akbar Salehi, head of the Atomic Energy Organization and former Foreign Minister, on both uranium enrichment and the status of the under-...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Ground Force Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour announced that his forces are scheduled to stage massive wargames in the second half of the current Iranian year (i.e. September 23, 2013-March 20, 2014). "The IRGC Ground Force will stage drills by the end of the current year,...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Ground Force Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour those of his border control units are equipped with the most advanced reconnaissance and combat drones. "Today, the IRGC Ground Forces have been equipped with the most modern reconnaissance and combat drones," Pakpour told FNA on Sunday....