IRGC Navy

IRGC Navy seizes two violating vessels in Persian Gulf

TEHRAN, Apr. 22 (MNA) – Iran's IRGC Navy says it seized two vessels, MSC-FRANCESCA and EPAMINODES, for manipulating navigation systems and endangering safety in the Strait of Hormuz.

IRGC Navy responds to US navy shooting at Iranian vessel

TEHRAN, Apr. 19 (MNA) – The IRGC Navy rapid reaction forces responded to the shooting at an Iranian commercial ship by American terrorist forces around the Sea of Oman and forced the Americans to retreat and flee.

20 ships turned back at Strait of Hormuz

TEHRAN, Apr. 18 (MNA) – After IRGC Navy re-exercised its tight control over the Strait of Hormuz after the US reneged on its promises, Western media said 20 ships were stopped from passing the waterway.

Hormuz fully under Iran’s armed forces’ control: IRGC

TEHRAN, Apr. 12 (MNA) – The IRGC said in a statement on Sunday that the Strait of Hormuz is constantly monitored by drones, adding that all traffic and non-traffic is under the full control of the Iranian armed forces.

Military vessel transit in Hormuz to face hard response

TEHRAN, Apr. 12 (MNA) – The IRGC Navy announced that any attempt by military vessels to pass through the Strait of Hormuz will face a hard confrontation.

IRGC commanders issue stark warning to enemy

TEHRAN, Apr. 08 (MNA) – The IRGC Aerospace and Navy commanders emphasized in a joint message that they will keep their fingers on the trigger in case of any move by the enemy against Iran after the ceasefire.

Strait of Hormuz will never return to previous status: IRGC

TEHRAN, Apr. 06 (MNA) – IRGC Navy says that the Strait of Hormuz has undergone irreversible strategic changes and will never revert to its former status, particularly for the US and the Israeli regime.

Escalation to accelerate US expulsion from region: IRGC Navy

TEHRAN, Apr. 02 (MNA) – The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy has said that the escalation of the war will widen the list of targets and accelerate the regional expulsion of the US.

Massive funeral held for IRGC Navy cmdr. Tangsiri in Tehran

TEHRAN, Apr. 01 (MNA) – After a big ceremony in Bandar Abbas in the south, the Tehranians held a massive funeral ceremony for martyred IRGC Navy Commander Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri.

Sailing to and from enemy's allies ports at Hormuz banned

TEHRAN, Mar. 27 (MNA) – The IRGC Public Relations Department announced in a statement that Friday the ships that sailing to and from ports of allies of the enemies will not be allowed to cross the Strait of Hormuz.

Tangsiri:

US, West not able to create security for Arab states

TEHRAN, Mar. 16 (MNA) – Iran has repeatedly told the rulers of the Persian Gulf littoral states the US and western countries are not able to bring about security for these countries, the IRGC Navy commander said.

IRGC Navy chief says his forces hit three US bases

TEHRAN, Mar. 14 (MNA) – IRGC Navy Commander Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri says that three US bases have been targted by Iran's naval forces. 

IRGC’s Shahid Mahdavi warship completes 1st mission

TEHRAN, Feb. 23 (MNA) –A domestically-made oceangoing warship operated by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy has entered Iran territorial waters after completing a long-term voyage to participate in joint naval drills with BRICS nations.

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.

IRGC Navy ready to block Strait of Hormuz if ordered: cmdr.

TEHRAN, Feb. 17 (MNA) – The commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy Rear Admiral Tangsiri says Iran is prepared to close the Strait of Hormuz whenever instructed by the country’s senior authorities.

Iran to block parts of Strait of Hormuz as part of drill

TEHRAN, Feb. 17 (MNA) – Iranian naval forces will close parts of the strategic Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf for few hours while a naval drill is underway later today.

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.

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.

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.

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.

IRGC Navy has full control over Strait of Hormuz: gen.

TEHRAN, Jan. 27 (MNA) – The IRGC Navy deputy commander Brigadier General Mohammad Akbar Zadeh has said that the Iranian force has full control over the land, underwater, and air of the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf.

With Iran's presence;

Combined Naval Drill kicks off in South Africa

TEHRAN, Jan. 14 (MNA) – The Combined Naval Drill entitled “Will for Peace 2026” began in South Africa on Wednesday with the participation of naval forces of nine countries and flight and vessel combat units and special operations of Iran Navy.

Iran to keep fuel cargo seized from foreign tanker

TEHRAN, Dec. 26 (MNA) – The chief justice of Iran’s Hormozgan Province says a recently seized tanker and its fuel cargo worth more than five million dollars will be transferred to government ownership.

IRGC seizes yet another oil tanker in Persian Gulf

TEHRAN, Dec. 24 (MNA) – The IRGC Navy has seized an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf.

IRGC seizes fuel smuggling ship in Persian Gulf

TEHRAN, Dec. 10 (MNA) – The IRGC Navy has said it has seized a foreign vessel in the Persian Gulf for smuggling fuel and transferred it to Iran's southern ports.