Daily look at Irans late-breaking news and upcoming events:   IRGC confirms reports of holding naval drill in Persian Gulf The spokesman for Irans IRGC confirmed on Sunday that Iranian forces have successfully staged a drill in Persian Gulf earlier this week, saying the maneuver was carried out as part of the IRGCs annual schedule.  ...

IFP - The spokesman for Irans IRGC confirmed on Sunday that Iranian forces have successfully staged a drill in Persian Gulf earlier this week, saying the maneuver was carried out as part of the IRGCs annual schedule. Brigadier General Ramezan Sharif said the drill was staged near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has threatened to close ...

TEHRAN (ISNA)- The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy plans to hold two drills by the end of the year (ends on March 20, 2015), said Commander of the forces Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi said on Wednesday. We will have two large exercises by the end of the year. We are likely to have another drill with the army. But the IRGC will hold two specific ...

[caption id="attachment_52864" align="alignright" width="212"] The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy Commander Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi[/caption] TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran's Revolutionary Guard says it has test fired a "new strategic weapon" in the final day of large-scale naval and air defense drills. Adm. Ali Fadavi, the guard's naval ...

[caption id="attachment_153222" align="alignright" width="216"] Iran's IRGC forces hold the second day of their drills in the south of the country on February 27, 2015.[/caption] Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has concludedmajormaneuvers code-named TheGreat Prophet 9in the southern Persian Gulf region. Friday's drills involved ...

[caption id="attachment_107999" align="alignright" width="208"] Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan[/caption] Darkhovein, Feb 26, IRNA Minister of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan said on Thursday that Iran under no circumstances tolerates presence of aliens in the region. Speaking to reporters,...

[caption id="attachment_153191" align="alignright" width="211"] Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Ground Force Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour[/caption] TEHRAN (FNA)- Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Ground Force Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour warned Iran's enemies that the country's might ...

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[caption id="attachment_153153" align="alignright" width="199"] Acting commander of the IRGC Ground Force Operations Division General Morteza Mirian[/caption] TEHRAN (Tasnim) Acting commander of the IRGC Ground Force Operations Division warned against any aggression on the Islamic Republic. We promise the dear Iranian nation that we will turn ...

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Thursday and picked headlines from 14 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy. Comments of President Hassan Rouhani in a speech in Qom in defense of the economic performance of his administration and about nuclear talks dominated the front pages ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy Commander Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi announced that his forces will stage massive naval drills in the near future. "Thanks God, today we have the superior military hand in the region," Fadavi said, addressing Student Basij (volunteer) commanders in the Northern province of Golestan on Tuesday ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Irans Navy and the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) plan to hold joint naval exercise in the coming months, a senior commander said. Irans Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari told the Tasnim News Agency that the wargames will be held in the second half of the current Iranian year, which ends on March 20, 2015. The ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iranian Navy plans to hold massive naval drills in the coming months, a senior Iranian navy commander announced on Saturday. Velayat 92 naval wargames will be held in (Iranian calendar month of) Dey (December 22, 2013 January 20, 2014), Iranian Navy commander Habibollah Sayyari told reporters. Sayyari also said Navy is using drones ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Different combat units of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps staged four days of naval exercises in the Persian Gulf waters to display and assess Iran's power in defending the Greater Tunb and the Lesser Tunb islands. Different IRGC combat units displayed their capabilities and assessed their efficiency and potentials during the four-...