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Border guards seize weapons near Iran-Afghanistan border

TEHRAN, Feb. 24 (MNA) – Iran’s border guard police have seized a shipment of weapons and military-grade ammunition in the northeastern province of Khorasan Razavi, near the border with Afghanistan.

General Hosseini appointed commander of special IRGC force

TEHRAN, Feb. 24 (MNA) – In a decree on Tuesday, the Commander-in-Chief of IRGC appointed Brigadier General Mohammad Hosseini as the commander of the Sabreen special force.

IRGC tests new technology in combined drill in south Iran

TEHRAN, Feb. 24 (MNA) – IRGC Ground Forces has tested new technology and layered firepower in a major drill in southern Iran to boost the security of Iran’s southern shores.

Iran designates EU member states’ Naval, Air Forces as terrorist entities

TEHRAN, Feb. 22 (MNA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry announced that it has designated the naval and air forces of all European Union member states as terrorist entities, citing the principle of reciprocal action.

Iran tests sea-based long-range air defense missile (+VIDEO)

TEHRAN, Feb. 21 (MNA) – The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy successfully test-fired a naval variant of its Sayyad-3 air defense missile during a large-scale exercise in the Strait of Hormuz.

Oil prices continue to increase after Iran naval drills

TEHRAN, Feb. 20 (MNA) – Oil prices moved up sharply on Thursday, climbing above $71 per barrel, following Iran’s naval exercises in the Strait of Hormuz and the Sea of Oman.

IRGC intelligence chief:

Enemies had devised 7-stage plot for recent riots in Iran

TEHRAN, Feb. 19 (MNA) – The head of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Intelligence Organization, Brigadier General Majid Khademi, emphasizes that the enemies had devised a 7-stage plot for the recent violent and terrorist riots in Iran.

Rear Admiral Tangsiri:

Iran maintains round-the-clock surveillance over Strait of Hormuz

TEHRAN, Feb. 17 (MNA) – The commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy said the force maintains round-the-clock surveillance over the Strait of Hormuz across surface, aerial, and subsurface domains.

IRGC Navy holds military exercise in Persian Gulf(+VIDEOS)

TEHRAN, Feb. 16 (MNA) – The IRGC Navy launched a naval drill dubbed the "Smart Control of the Strait of Hormuz" in the Persian Gulf on Monday.

Naeini:

Over 50 foreign Intel. services involved in recent unrest

TEHRAN, Feb. 11 (MNA) – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) spokesman says that more than 50 foreign intelligence services were active during the unrest earlier this year, attempting to destabilize the country.

Iran displays wreckage of Israeli drones

TEHRAN, Feb. 11 (MNA) – Iran showcased the wreckage of Israeli drones shot down during the 12-day war at Tehran’s Azadi Square on the sidelines of the 22 Bahman rally.

Brig. Gen. Jahanshahi:

Iran Army Ground Force fully committed to protect borders

TEHRAN, Feb. 09 (MNA) – Iran's Army Ground Force Commander Brigadier General Ali Jahanshahi says the country’s Army Ground Force is protecting and safeguarding the borders of the country from external threats with its utmost might.

Iranian security forces detain 11 PJAK members in west

TEHRAN, Feb. 07 (MNA) – The IRGC Ground Forces stationed in the west of the country have said that its forces have arrested as many as 11 members of PJAK terrorist group recently in Kermanshah Province.

Over fuel smuggling;

Iran seizes two vessels in Persian Gulf

TEHRAN, Feb. 05 (MNA) – Iran has seized two fuel-smuggling vessels near Farsi Island in the Persian Gulf, uncovering more than one million liters of smuggled fuel.

EU move against IRGC ‘completely illegal, unjustified’: spox.

TEHRAN, Feb. 03 (MNA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei has said that EU's blacklisting of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) is a completely 'illegal and unjustified' move.

Brigadier General Nejat:

Iran's military stronger than 12-day war in capabilities

TEHRAN, Feb. 02 (MNA) – A senior IRGC general has warned that the Iranian armed forces will keep an eye on all the bases of the Israeli regime in case the country is attacked, adding that the Iranian armed forces are in a better position now.

Top general warns;

Any aggression would put US, its allies at serious risk

TEHRAN, Feb. 02 (MNA) – Iran’s Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces has warned that any mistake by adversaries could trigger a regional escalation, saying such an outcome would leave the United States and its allies exposed to serious security risks.

Interior min. voices its support for IRGC against EU move

TEHRAN, Feb. 01 (MNA) –Voicing its support for the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), Iran Interior Ministry has said the force is a symbol of national power and will continue to defend national security with resolve.

IRGC Navy commander Tangsiri:

Iranian nation to continue to thwart enemy's plots resolutely

TEHRAN, Feb. 01 (MNA) – The Commander of the IRGC Navy Admiral Alireza Tangsiri has congratulated the anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution, saying that the Iranian nation will continue to resist the enemies like a fortress.

IRGC says EU move aligns with US policies

TEHRAN, Feb. 01 (MNA) – Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has condemned the European Union’s decision to label the force as a so-called terrorist organization.

Vahidi dismisses US naval deployment as psychological warfare

TEHRAN, Feb. 01 (MNA) – The deputy commander-in-chief of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) dismissed recent war rhetoric and US naval deployments as psychological operations, saying Iran’s armed forces remain fully prepared.

FM Araghchi:

IRGC upholds stability as foreign meddling fuels escalation

TEHRAN, Feb. 01 (MNA) – Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has played a consistent role in maintaining peace and stability in the Persian Gulf region and the Strait of Hormuz.

Parliament speaker announces;

European armies now considered terrorists under Iran's law

TEHRAN, Feb. 01 (MNA) – Iranian Parliament Speaker said that Europe’s move against the IRGC follows US directives, warning that under Iranian law, the armed forces of European countries are considered terrorist organizations.

Iranian nation proud of IRGC: EC head

TEHRAN, Jan. 31 (MNA) – Chairman of the Expediency Council (EC) Ayatollah Sadegh Amoli Larijani has condemned the European states for being silent towards Zionist Israeli regime's crimes in Gaza while blacklisting Iran's IRGC.

Reports of IRGC Navy commander assassination rejected

TEHRAN, Jan. 31 (MNA) – Rumors circulating on social media about an alleged assassination of IRGC Navy Commander Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri have been rejected as false.

Iran intelligence ministry blasts EU's move against IRGC

TEHRAN, Jan. 31 (MNA) – The Iranian Ministry of Intelligence has issued a statement, condemning the European Union's move to put the IRGC on the bloc's terrorist list.

Pezeshkian cabinet censures EU's move against IRGC

TEHRAN, Jan. 30 (MNA) – The Islamic Republic of Iran's cabinet issued a statement Friday condemning the European Union's recent action against the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).