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3 Nov 2017, 6:30 am by Megan Reiss
Did the sanctions regime that preceded the Iran nuclear deal enable the regime's most notorious actor, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)? [read post]
1 Nov 2017, 8:59 am by Garrett Hinck
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps to restrict its missile ranges to only reach regional Middle East targets. [read post]
23 Oct 2017, 10:22 am by Garrett Hinck
Tillerson made the stop shortly after warning European companies not to transact with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), the New York Times reported. [read post]
20 Oct 2017, 8:17 am by Garrett Hinck
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) pledged to accelerate their missile program in the face of U.S. and European opposition, Reuters reported. [read post]
14 Oct 2017, 9:26 am by Elena Chachko
Trump said that “[t]he execution of our strategy begins with the long-overdue step of imposing tough sanctions on Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. [read post]
11 Oct 2017, 10:00 am by Suzanne Maloney
After a precarious period of internal instability and international censure and sanctions, the Islamic Republic has consolidated its domestic legitimacy, repaired its frayed relationships with key European trade and diplomatic partners, deepened a nascent strategic partnership with Russia, and markedly expanded its reach across a chaotic Middle East. [read post]
10 Oct 2017, 11:53 am by Garrett Hinck
Iran’s foreign ministry also warned that if the U.S. designates the Revolutionary Guards Corps as a terrorist organization, Iran will take “decisive and crushing” action, according to the Guardian. [read post]
6 Oct 2017, 9:42 am by Garrett Hinck
The move is part of a larger White House policy shift on Iran as the administration seeks to aggressively confront Iran’s ballistic missile program, its Revolutionary Guards Corps, and Iran’s weapons shipments to terrorist groups in the Middle East, according to the Wall Street Journal. [read post]
13 Jun 2017, 8:06 am by J. Dana Stuster
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps quickly politicized the attack, suggesting that Saudi Arabia was responsible; the Intelligence Ministry did not back up that attribution, instead identifying five attackers as Iranian nationals belonging to the Wahhabi sect who had fought with the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. [read post]
31 May 2017, 10:13 am by Suzanne Maloney
He slammed the factional bias of the state broadcasters and the economic infringements of the Revolutionary Guard Corps, and promised to defend human rights and seek the end of all sanctions, a nod toward more negotiations with Washington. [read post]
28 May 2017, 7:00 am by Dina Esfandiary, Ariane Tabatabai
Such action also increases the potential for direct confrontation between Tehran and Washington, given the presence of Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps forces in Syria. [read post]
25 May 2017, 12:11 pm by Daniel Byman
Additional pressure on entities like the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps would help send the right message to allies and to Iran. [read post]
16 Mar 2017, 5:30 am by Charley Snyder, Michael Sulmeyer
” It is only the third indictment we can recall that alleges state-sponsored hacking, with the previous two coming against Chinese People’s Liberation Army officers and Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps members. [read post]
14 Mar 2017, 10:16 am by Jordan Brunner
Haaretz reports that according to an anonymous source quoted in a Kuwaiti paper, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps may have built a number of weapons production factories in Lebanon, which Hezbollah has been running for the last three months. [read post]
7 Mar 2017, 11:25 am by Jordan Brunner
Reuters adds that multiple fast-track vessels belonging to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps came so close to a Navy ship in the Strait of Hormuz that it was forced to change direction. [read post]
14 Feb 2017, 11:00 am by J. Dana Stuster
  CIA and Other Experts Weigh in Against Designating Muslim Brotherhood as Terrorist Organization The Trump administration is reportedly considering an executive order that would request a State Department review to consider designating the Muslim Brotherhood and Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps as Foreign Terrorist Organizations. [read post]
On February 2nd the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) imposed new sanctions on 13 individuals and 12 entities that were believed to be “involved in procuring technology and/or materials to support Iran’s ballistic missile program, as well as for acting for or on behalf of, or providing support to, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force. [read post]
8 Feb 2017, 11:07 am by Jordan Brunner
Reuters and the New York Times report that the White House is considering designating Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist organizations. [read post]
6 Feb 2017, 11:19 am by Jordan Brunner
During the test, Iranian General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, chief of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps airspace division, said that the Iran’s missiles would come down on the country’s enemies if they do wrong. [read post]
3 Feb 2017, 10:37 am by Gwenyth Gamble
The Department of the Treasury [official website] placed sanctions [treasury sanction fact sheet] on 25 individuals and companies [press release] connected to Iran's ballistic missile program and those providing support to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Qods Force on Friday. [read post]