Category: politics
IRGC deals fresh blows to US fleet, regional infrastructure
TEHRAN — The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has conducted a series of high-impact retaliatory strikes in the Strait of Hormuz, successfully targeting two US military vessels, eight oil tankers, and ten additional ships attempting to breach Iranian-designated prohibited zones under the explicit encouragement and protection of Washington.
Moby-Dick catch in Hormuz
TEHRAN — The successful capture and interception of a highly advanced, unmanned American underwater vehicle at the entrance of the strategic Strait of Hormuz by Iran is a decisive blow to Washington’s technological arrogance, exposing the profound vulnerabilities of the US military’s automated warfare apparatus.
VP: Iran was prepared as soon as Pezeshkian took the office
TEHRAN- Iranian First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref said the administration of President Masoud Pezeshkian had prepared contingency plans for governing the country under wartime conditions from the beginning of its tenure, having anticipated the possibility of a full-scale conflict.
Iran will strike 20 targets for every two hits by enemy, IRGC warns
TEHRAN— Iran will respond to any attack with a significantly larger number of strikes, the spokesman for the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said Wednesday, warning that Tehran would target as many as 20 enemy positions if two or three Iranian targets were attacked.
Iran, China, Russia reject E3, US draft res. at IAEA Board
TEHRAN, Sep. 09 (MNA) – In a joint statement on Wednesday, Iran, China, Russia representatives rejected the three major European powers and the US joint attemept at IAEA Board to invoke so-called snapback mechanism against Iran as ‘null and void’.
General Sharif: Iran regards Strait of Hormuz as strategic deterrent
TEHRAN — Brigadier General Ramezan Sharif, head of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Sacred Defense Documents Center and an adviser to the IRGC commander-in-chief, has described Iran’s ability to restrict or block maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz as a strategic and deterrent instrument of national power.
Iranian troops struck US aircraft carrier at 500-km range
TEHRAN, Sep. 09 (MNA) – Spokesman for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says that all US ships had retreated at least 400 kilometers from Iran’s coasts, adding that US warship was hit 500 km away.
Firm response to US attacks on oil tankers definite: Iran FM
TEHRAN, Sep. 09 (MNA) –Iranian foreign ministry has strongly condemned the US military attacks on Iranian ships, stressing Iran’s inherent right to self defense and firm response to those aggressions.
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 issues statement on Mamosta Mohammad Nozhati martyrdom
TEHRAN, Sep. 09 (MNA) – The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has issued a statement, announcing the martyrdom of Mamosta Mohammad Nozhati, the Sunni Friday prayers Imam of the city of Piranshahr, following a terrorist incident.