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IRGC dismantles terrorist team in southeast Iran

TEHRAN, Aug. 29 (MNA) – The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) said Saturday that its ground forces dispmatnled a team of terrorists upon their arrival into the country at the shared borders in Sistan and Baluchestan Province.

IRGC has full control over Strait of Hormuz: Statement

TEHRAN, Aug. 29 (MNA) – The IRGC Navy said the Strait of Hormuz is closed to all ships seeking passage without coordination with Iran, and that the closure will continue until the U.S. adheres to its commitments.

Palestinian cause more alive than ever: Qaani

TEHRAN, Aug. 23 (MNA) – IRGC Quds Force chief Esmail Qaani said Sunday the Palestinian cause "from the sea to the river" is more alive and attainable than ever, and that Israel's settlement expansion is an attempt to escape a deep internal crisis.

IRGC spox.:

Iran to use more destructive weapons if a new war starts

TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) – Warning the US officials for any adventurism against Iran, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Spokesman Brigadier General Mohsen Mohebbi has said that Iran will use more destructive weapons if a new war breaks out.

IRGC dep. cmdr.:

Iran to continue nuclear tech. scientific progress with power

TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) – The deputy commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has stated Iran will resolutely continue its nuclear technology and scientific advancement despite enemy efforts to destroy the country’s nuclear industry.

Spokesman denies Trump’s claim of backchannel talks with IRGC

TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps spokesperson denied US President Donald Trump’s claim that Washington is holding backchannel talks with the IRGC officials.

Iranian official to Reuters:

Iran will siwtch to offensive if diplomacy fails

TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) – An Iranian official has reportedly told Reuters that Iran will switch to offensive if the talks with the United States fails as a result of Washington's reneging of its promises in the Islamabad MoU.

IRGC vows decisive response to any new threat, aggression

TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) – Islamic Revolutinary Guards Corps (IRGC) has said its will respond to any new threat or aggression firmly.

IRGC deputy chief:

Iran defeated its enemy with spending minimal warfare amount

TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) – A senior commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) says Iran managed to defeat its enemies while spending only "one-hundredth" of the amount the enemy spent on weapons and war.

Media now part of operational warfare: IRGC Spox.

TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) – Iran's IRGC spokesman said Monday the recent war against a major military power was not limited to the battlefield, with the media and the battle of narratives forming one of its most important arenas.

IRGC general says;

Israel too weak for war with Iran

TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) – A senior IRGC official said that Israel is not capable of waging war against Iran on its own and only entered the conflict with U.S. backing, dismissing the regime as a "proxy force" for Washington and the West.

Iran’s top security official:

Leader’s timely appointments disrupted enemy calculations

TEHRAN, Aug. 16 (MNA) – Iran’s top security official has said that the timely appointment of the military commanders by the Leader of the Islamic Revolution disrupted the calculations of the enemy, completely frustrating the enemy’s malicious goals.

IRGC chief praises armed forces after 6 months of war

TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) – IRGC commander Ahmad Vahidi praised Iranian forces for standing against what he called the world's most heavily armed military over six months of war.

IRGC shoots down US MQ-9 drone over Hormozgan

TEHRAN, Aug. 14 (MNA) – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says its air defense unit shot down an American MQ-9 Reaper drone over the southern Iranian province of Hormozgan.

IRGC Navy commander stresses closure of Hormuz Strait

TEHRAN, Aug. 14 (MNA) – The Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy, Rear Admiral Ali Ozmayi, says that the Strait of Hormuz is fully closed and it is under the full control of Iranian forces.

Iran rejects US claims of sending arms to Yemen by flights

TEHRAN, Aug. 14 (MNA) – Iran’s ambassador and deputy permanent representative to the UN has rejected “baseless” US allegations that Tehran is destabilizing Yemen or using commercial flights to Sana’a to transfer military personnel or equipment.

Intel. Min. dismantles a Takfiri terrorist group in SE Iran

TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) – Iranian intelligence forces have busted two operational cells affiliated with a Takfiri terrorist group in southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, arresting four terrorists and killing two others in separate clashes.

Senior advisor:

IRGC ordered to build capability to strike enemy soil

TEHRAN, Aug. 12 (MNA) – Iran's IRGC must be able to take the war into enemy lands, a senior commander said Wednesday, adding that the IRGC had been ordered to build the capability for offensive operations beyond the country's borders.

First VP:

Government will fully back Armed Forces

TEHRAN, Aug. 11 (MNA) – Iran's First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref pledged full government support for the armed forces, saying the administration viewed such backing as an "inviolable priority."

Leader appoints 6 commanders in Iranian armed forces

TEHRAN, Aug. 10 (MNA) – Leader of the Islamic Revoluton Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei, who commands all Iranian armed forces, appoointed six commanders in separate decrees on Monday.

IRGC Spox.:

US admitted defeat in war against Iran

TEHRAN, Aug. 09 (MNA) – The IRGC spokesman said Sunday the United States has accepted defeat in the war without achieving any of its goals, and that the Strait of Hormuz is now a "geography of battle" that Iran will hold until its conditions are met.

IRGC's Tehran Cmdr.:

US, Israel have no answers for repeated failures

TEHRAN, Aug. 09 (MNA) – The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC)’s Tehran Command says the United States and the Israeli regime are incapable of explaining their repeated failures in the face of Iran.

Reopening Hormuz unrelated to talks btw Iran, Oman: IRGC spox

TEHRAN, Aug. 08 (MNA) – IRGC Spokesperson Brigadier General Mohebbi emphasized that reopening of the Strait of Hormuz is subject to the specific mechanisms and conditions of Iran and is entirely unrelated to the negotiations between Iran and Oman.

Trump trapped in self-made Iran quagmire: IRGC

TEHRAN, Aug. 08 (MNA) – The IRGC on Saturday marked national Journalist's Day by praising journalists for exposing U.S. defeat, saying foreign media had acknowledged Donald Trump's failure in the war against Iran.

US Treasury lifts some sanctions on Iraqi airliner

TEHRAN, Aug. 05 (MNA) – The US Treasury Department has removed sanctions imposed on the Iraqi airline Fly Baghdad and two aircraft affiliated with the company.

Senior IRGC general:

Iran has ‘total intelligence superiority’ in northwest

TEHRAN, Aug. 03 (MNA) – Iran has achieved “total intelligence superiority” in the northwest, two officials say, warning enemies against any “miscalculation” in the region.

Strait of Hormuz has nothing to do with US: Advisor to Leader

TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) –A senior military advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution has said Strait of Hormuz has nothing to do with the US, stressing that the whole world uses the strait and no country is willing to let US meddle in the strait.

Two violating oil tankers disabled in Strait of Hormuz: IRGC

TEHRAN, Jul. 31 (MNA) – The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) said two violating oil tankers were struck and brought to a halt in the Strait of Hormuz after attempting to transit through an unauthorized route.