IRGC Navy

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.

US CENTCOM reports renewing aggression against Iran

TEHRAN, Jun. 28 (MNA) – The United States Central Command reports renewing aggression against targets inside Iran, a day after the Islamic Republic struck American military targets in the region in response to earlier attacks.

UKMTO reports new ship attack in Strait of Hormuz

TEHRAN, Jun. 27 (MNA) – A tanker has come under attack in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday morning, according to a British government agency monitoring maritime security in the region.

Three ships reverse course in Hormuz after IRGC warning

TEHRAN, Jun. 25 (MNA) – Three oil tankers have reportedly altered their course and returned toward the Persian Gulf after receiving warnings from the naval forces of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

IRGC Navy:

Safe passage in Hormuz only possible via disignated routes

TEHRAN, Jun. 25 (MNA) – The Navy of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says that safe navigation through the Strait of Hormuz is only possible through routes designated by the Islamic Republic of Iran.

‘Power’ only reliable guarantee against enemies: IRGC Navy

TEHRAN, Jun. 21 (MNA) – A senior official of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy has stressed national power remains the only effective guarantee against adversaries, stating Iran's enemies retreat only when confronted with strength.

IRGC closes Strait of Hormuz until further notice

TEHRAN, Jun. 11 (MNA) – The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced Thursday the Strait of Hormuz is closed until further notice, citing repeated US ceasefire violations.

Two ships hit trying to run Hormuz closure

TEHRAN, Jun. 11 (MNA) – Iran's IRGC naval forces struck two vessels that attempted to transit the Strait of Hormuz illegally on Thursday, hours after Tehran declared the strategic waterway fully closed to all shipping.

IRGC retaliates against US attacks, warns full Hormuz closure

TEHRAN, Jun. 06 (MNA) – Iran has launched two retaliatory attacks on US installations in Kuwait and Bahrain with ballistic missiles, warning that any further aggression will result in the full closure of the Strait of Hormuz to oil and gas exports.

US vessels withdraw toward India Ocean after Iran's warning

TEHRAN, Jun. 05 (MNA) – The Iranian Navy has announced that several US naval vessels, including destroyers operating in the Oman Sea, withdrew toward the Indian Ocean after receiving missile and drone warnings from the Iranian forces.

IRGC strikes US Navy's 5th Fleet HQ with missiles, drones

TEHRAN, Jun. 03 (MNA) – Iran's IRGC Aerospace Force has struck the headquarters of the US Navy's 5th Fleet with missiles and drones, the IRGC announced, in retaliation for a series of US attacks on an Iranian tanker and an IRGC communications tower.

24 ships cross Strait of Hormuz with IRGC coordination

TEHRAN, Jun. 02 (MNA) – Twenty-four vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz over the past 24 hours after obtaining permits and under security coordination with Iran's Revolutionary Guards naval forces, the IRGC Navy said Tuesday.

IRGC Navy fires cruise missile at US-Israeli ship (+VIDEO)

TEHRAN, Jun. 02 (MNA) – Iran's IRGC Navy has struck the vessel MSC Sariska with a cruise missile in the Sea of Oman in a declared retaliatory operation following a US military attack on the Iranian ship Lian Star in the same area.

IRGC Navy unveils new “Rajab 27th” highspeed assault boat

TEHRAN, May 31 (MNA) – The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy unveiled its new “Rajab 27th” highspeed watercraft during a public gathering in Tehran late on Saturday.

IRGC Navy controls Strait of Hormuz ‘with full authority’

TEHRAN, May 30 (MNA) – Iran’s highest operational command unit says the Strait of Hormuz remains under full control of the armed forces, warning that any military interference in the strategic waterway will prompt a response.

20 ships have passed through Strait of Hormuz: IRGC Navy

TEHRAN, May 30 (MNA) – Over the past 24 hours, 20 ships have passed through the Strait of Hormuz in coordination with the IRGC Navy, the force said in a statement on Saturday.