US Navy

A bitter end awaits any aggression on maritime borders: IRGC navy cmdr.

TEHRAN, Sep. 29 (MNA) – The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy Commander Admiral Alireza Tangsiri said his forces are ready to defend the country’s maritime borders against any aggression.

Maj. Gen. Salami:

No force other than regional countries can provide region with security

TEHRAN, Aug. 22 (MNA) – IRGC’s first-in-command said on Thursday that regional security can only be achieved by cooperation and involvement of regional states, not the intervention of foreigners.

OOps! Landing accident on US aircraft carrier damages 4 super hornet jets

TEHRAN, Aug. 22 (MNA) – A landing mishap on the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea last week has left five of the ship’s aircraft needing repairs, four of which are F/A-18 E/F Super Hornets.

Deputy IRGC commander:

US has always lost in any confrontation with IRGC naval forces

TEHRAN, Aug. 05 (MNA) – Deputy Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Real Admiral Ali Fadavi said that Americans have always lost in any confrontation with the IRGC naval forces.

IRGC Navy has full control of Persian Gulf, US Navy presence: Top commander

TEHRAN, Jul. 23 (MNA) – The commander of IRGC Navy has said that his forces have full sovereignty over country’s seas and waters, stressing that Iran will not allow any aggression on its sovereignty.

IRGC to release footage disproving US claim of downing Iranian drone

TEHRAN, Jul. 19 (MNA) – The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has rejected the "ridiculous" claim that the USS Boxer has shot down an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz, saying the force will soon release footage captured by the drone after the claimed time of the shooting.

Top military spokesman:

All Iranian drones safe at bases after surveillance missions

TEHRAN, Jul. 19 (MNA) – A senior spokesman for the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces dismissed the US' claim that it had destroyed an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz, saying all the country’s drones had returned safely to base after conducting their identification missions.

Tehran dismisses US claim on downing Iranian drone

TEHRAN, Jul. 19 (MNA) – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi dismissed the US’ claim that it had destroyed an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz, saying Iran has not lost any drone.

US forces under great mental pressure when facing Iran in PG: IRGC

TEHRAN, Jul. 18 (MNA) – IRGC’s second-in-command says that US forces experience great stress when coming to the Persian Gulf and encountering Iran, adding that US will soon conclude that its presence in the region doesn’t serve its interests.

US drone shoot-down a source of pride for Iranians: Hatami

TEHRAN, Jun. 25 (MNA) – Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami said Tuesday that the shoot-down of a US spy drone using a home-made air defense system is a source of pride for Iranians.

US to pay dearly if war erupts in region: senior cmdr.

TEHRAN, Jun. 25 (MNA) – Major General Gholam Ali Rashid, the commander of the IRGC's Khatam al-Anbiya Headquarters, said that US will pay a high cost if a war starts in the region.

Iranian fisherman finds part of downed US spy drone wreckage

TEHRAN, Jun. 24 (MNA) – An Iranian fisherman on the southern Qeshm Island has found part of the downed US spy drone debris in the Iranian waters.

Parl. national security committee to address US drone intrusion: MP

TEHRAN, Jun. 22 (MNA) – Deputy Chairman of Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee Kamal Dehghani said Saturday that the committee will address the situation around US drone intrusion into Iranian airspace this week.

Debris proves US drone conducting espionage in Iran’s airspace: IRGC

TEHRAN, Jun. 21 (MNA) – An IRGC top commander, Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, said that the retrieved sections of the US drone wreckage prove that the aircraft was involved in espionage activities after violating Iran’s airspace.

Iran reveals images of US downed spy drone debris

TEHRAN, Jun. 21 (MNA) – Iranian Armed Forces have revealed images of sections of the downed US Global Hawk spy drone which was brought down by IRGC after violating Iranian airspace on Thursday.

This was “small portion of Iran's great defense capacities”: official

TEHRAN, Jun. 20 (MNA) – An Iranian Parliamentary official Hossein Amir-Abdollahian noted that today’s downing of a US spy drone in the southern Iranian borders was just a ‘small portion’ of the country’s defense power.

IRGC releases details of downing the intruding US drone

TEHRAN, Jun. 20 (MNA) – In a Thursday statement, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps disclosed details of the operation on shooting down an intruding US drone in southern Iranian airspace.

Intruders bear responsibility for results of trespassing Iran’s borders: Mousavi

TEHRAN, Jun. 20 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi strongly condemned US drone’s intrusion in Iran’s territory, noting that US should accept the responsibility for consequences of such illegal moves.

IRGC cmdr. vows to destroy enemies who trespass Iranian borders

TEHRAN, Jun. 20 (MNA) – IRGC chief commander Major General Hossein Salami said that enemies who intrude on Iranian borders will be wiped out.

IRGC downs US espionage drone

TEHRAN, Jun. 20 (MNA) – Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) shot down an intruding American espionage drone in the country’s southern coastal province of Hormozgan.

By: Yuram Abdullah Weiler

Pompeo’s plot: US stages Gulf of Tonkin revival in Gulf of Oman

TEHRAN, Jun. 19 (MNA) – “It is the assessment of the United States government that Iran is responsible for the attacks that occurred in the Gulf of Oman today,” said US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

MEK operatives to carry out false flag ops in region

TEHRAN, Jun. 19 (MNA) – According to reports, Mojahedin-e Khalq has attempted to buy speed boats in the Persian Gulf to do false flag operations that can be blamed on Iran.

Iran doesn’t allow others to come close to its water borders: senior cmdr.

TEHRAN, Jun. 05 (MNA) – Deputy Coordinator of the Iranian Army Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said that Iran will not allow any foreign force to come close to its water borders.

Iranian nation's resistance repels US threats, pressures: Pres. Rouhani

TEHRAN, Jun. 01 (MNA) – President Hassan Rouhani says that Iranian People will push enemies back until final victory with their resistance against the pressures despite all hardships and problems.

By: Maryam Khormaee

Power balance in the Pacific: An analysis of naval race between US and China

TEHRAN, May 24 (MNA) – The United States Navy ships have sailed through Taiwan Strait seven times since July 2018. The most recent time they passed through this narrow, yet strategic strait was in April.

US presence in Persian Gulf 'just for show': Khanzadi

TEHRAN, May 13 (MNA) – Commander of the Iranian Army's Navy Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi said that the presence of US naval fleet in the Persian Gulf region is just for show, deeming it "futile" and "deceptive".

Americans in Persian Gulf under constant watch: Sayyari

TEHRAN, Dec. 25 (MNA) – Deputy Coordinator of the Iranian Army said that US naval fleets in the Persian Gulf are under constant watch.