IRGC Navy

Super oil tanker hits mine in Hormuz, explodes: IRGC

TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) – The Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Monday evening that the supertanker El Gaia hit a naval mine in south of Hormuz Strait. and exploded.

Any hostile movement will be targeted: IRGC Navy chief

TEHRAN, Sep. 11 (MNA) – Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy commander Ali Ozmaei said the Strait of Hormuz is blocked and under Iran's intelligence supervision and smart control.

IRGC destroys US unmanned vessel in Strait of Hormuz

TEHRAN, Sep. 10 (MNA) – The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy said it struck and destroyed a U.S. unmanned surface vessel at the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz.

General Sharif:

Blocking Hormuz Strait deterrent weapon in Iran’s possession

TEHRAN, Sep. 09 (MNA) – Head of the IRGC’s Sacred Defense Documents Center General Ramezan Sharif has emphasized that blocking the strategic Strait of Hormuz is a strategic and deterrent weapon in Iran’s possession.

IRGC attacks two US vessels, 8 tankers, 10 ships

TEHRAN, Sep. 09 (MNA) – The IRGC Navy said it targeted two U.S. vessels and eight tankers in the Persian Gulf in response to a U.S. attack on five Iranian tankers.

Three tankers change course in Hormuz after IRGC warning

TEHRAN, Sep. 06 (MNA) – Three tankers and fuel carriers traveling through the southern route of the Strait of Hormuz changed course and turned back after receiving a warning from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy on Sunday.

IRGC hits US aircraft carrier, destroyer with missiles

TEHRAN, Sep. 06 (MNA) – Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it targeted a U.S. aircraft carrier and a destroyer with several ballistic missiles on Sunday, forcing the warships to flee the conflict zone after sustaining damage.

IRGC attacks US unmanned vessel near Strait of Hormuz

TEHRAN, Sep. 06 (MNA) – The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy said it attacked a remotely operated U.S. military vessel that was attempting to enter the protected zone of the Strait of Hormuz.

IRGC Navy issues stark warning to vessels in Hormuz

TEHRAN, Sep. 05 (MNA) – Following the US army attacks on three Iranian oil tankers, the IRGC Navy warned the vessels not to be decieved by Washington to cajole them into crossing Hormuz Strait without Iran's permission.

Supertanker stopped after hitting mines in Strait of Hormuz

TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) – A rogue supertanker trying to pass through an unauthorised route south of the Strait of Hormuz was struck by two naval mines and caught fire, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy said.

Chinese ships transit via Iranian side of Strait of Hormuz

TEHRAN, Aug. 23 (MNA) – Maritime tracking data shows that a Chinese-flagged oil tanker and another Chinese-flagged vessel are entering and transiting the Iranian side of the Strait of Hormuz.

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.

Oil tankers hit after using illegal route in Hormuz Strait

TEHRAN, Jul. 29 (MNA) – The IRGC Navy said it hit three tankers moving through an unsafe, unauthorized passage in the strait, forcing them to stop.

IRGC warns US as tanker burns in unsafe Hormuz route

TEHRAN, Jul. 23 (MNA) – The IRGC said a tanker caught fire after trying to transit the mined southern Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, while two others quickly retreated, and warned that the waterway remains fully blocked and under Iranian control.

IRGC hits two tankers trying to cross unsafe Hormuz route

TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) – The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said two tankers caught fire and were stopped after attempting to transit an unsafe passage south of the Strait of Hormuz.

IRGC Navy carries out coordinated 3-phase ops. against US

TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC)’s Navy launched a coordinated three-phase operations on Monday, inflicting heavy blows on US forces in the region.

Senior IRGC commander:

US will fail to overturn Iran’s strategic victory in Hormuz

TEHRAN, Jul. 19 (MNA) – A senior Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) commander has declared that the United States is desperately trying to reverse Iran's strategic victory in the Strait of Hormuz but will ultimately fail.

IRGC Navy:

2 vessels suffer accidents after attempting to leave Hormuz

TEHRAN, Jul. 19 (MNA) – IRGC Navy says two vessels were involved in incidents after attempting to leave the Strait of Hormuz through an unsafe route, while two other ships abandoned the passage following warnings from Iranian authorities.

IRGC Navy pounds US support sites in Kuwait, Bahrain

TEHRAN, Jul. 18 (MNA) – The IRGC destroyed a US fleet fuel pier at Kuwait's al-Ahmadi port, struck a warplane assembly point at Sheikh Isa airbase in Bahrain, and hit an American intelligence data centre and a signals and telecommunications facility.

American MQ-9 drone downed in southern Iran

TEHRAN, Jul. 18 (MNA) – Iran's IRGC said its naval air defences shot down a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone over the southern coastal region of Asaluyeh.

Two tankers explode in Hormuz mined zone, IRGC says

TEHRAN, Jul. 18 (MNA) – Two oil tankers exploded and caught fire after entering a mined area south of the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said.

Americans move closer to “zero hour”: IRGC navy warns

TEHRAN, Jul. 18 (MNA) – The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy has issued a warning that American forces are drawing closer to a “zero hour” for a military operation against CENTCOM in the region.

IRGC Navy:

US interference in Strait of Hormuz to draw decisive response

TEHRAN, Jul. 09 (MNA) – The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy has emphasized that no foreign power has any role in the Strait of Hormuz, warning any renewed US interference in the strategic waterway would draw a decisive response.

Iranian source:

US provocations in Hormuz to be met with Iran firm reaction

TEHRAN, Jul. 07 (MNA) – An informed official has warned the United States against any provocative action in the Strait of Hormuz, stressing that any such act will be met with an immediate and decisive response.

Ships change course in Hormuz for fear of Iran's reprisals

TEHRAN, Jul. 04 (MNA) – Maritime tracking data showed Saturday that several ships chnaged their routes or abandoned passage through the so-called Omani shipping corridor as the IRGC naval forces operated in the Strait of Hormuz.

IRGC Navy chief vows divine revenge on US, Israel

TEHRAN, Jul. 04 (MNA) – The commander of Iran's IRGC Navy pledged Saturday that "divine revenge" against the United States and Israel is not far off, as his forces guarding the Strait of Hormuz swore an oath to continue the path of the late Leader.

IRGC stresses only one route in Hormuz is open for ships

TEHRAN, Jun. 29 (MNA) – The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy reiterated its warning to ships on Monday that only one shipping route designated by Iran in the south of Larak Island is authorized.