IRGC Navy

IRGC Navy warns against any attack on Iranian vessels

TEHRAN, May 10 (MNA) – The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy has issued a warning to Iran’s enemies, cautioning against any aggression targeting the country’s oil tankers and commercial ships.

IRGC vows to respond to attacks on Iranian vessels

TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) – The IRGC Navy and the commander of the IRGC Aerospace have warned the United States that the Iranian armed forces are ready to respond to the attacks on the Iranian ships.

IRGC Navy:

Safe passage via. SOH to be ensured if enemy's threat foiled

TEHRAN, May 06 (MNA) – The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC)’s Navy Force has emphasized that the safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz (SOH) will be ensured if the aggressor’s threats are neutralized.

IRGC warns ships must only use designated routes in Hormuz

TEHRAN, May 05 (MNA) – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has warned ships seeking to pass the Strait of Hormuz to exclusively use routes designated by Iran as safe.

Control of Hormuz Strait fully in Iran's hands: official

TEHRAN, May 04 (MNA) – A senior Iranian security-political source has said that the control of the Strait of Hormuz is fully in Tehran's hands, and a clear message has been sent to the United States.

World to be awakened against Epstein Front: IRGC Navy

TEHRAN, May 02 (MNA) – The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC)’s Navy has said that Gaza flotilla and Strait of Hormuz’s soldiers will awaken the world against Epstein Front.

Japanese tanker transits Strait of Hormuz at Iran permission

TEHRAN, Apr. 28 (MNA) – A Japanese-owned supertanker carrying two million barrels of crude oil has successfully transited the Strait of Hormuz after securing permission from Iranian authorities.

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.