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8 Mar 2016, 1:22 pm by Alex R. McQuade
Today, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps staged nationwide ballistic missile tests. [read post]
1 Feb 2016, 1:07 pm by Alex R. McQuade
Speaking of possible violations of international law, according to the Tasnim News Agency, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) Commander, Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi, stated that the forces extracted a lot of information from the captured U.S. sailors’ cell phones and laptops. [read post]
20 Jan 2016, 1:15 pm by Elina Saxena
Khamenei also praised the Revolutionary Guard for its controversial treatment of detained U.S. sailors. [read post]
Secondary sanctions still apply to significant transactions with or provision of material and certain other support to Iranian SDNs; the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and its designated agents or affiliates; and certain other SDNs designated in relation to proliferation or terrorism-related activities. [read post]
5 Jan 2016, 4:01 pm by Cody M. Poplin
” Iran has arrested dozens of protesters suspected of involvement in the assault and a commander of a Tehran-based unit of the Revolutionary Guards Corps called the raid on the Saudi embassy “a very wrong move and a mistake. [read post]
5 Nov 2015, 12:15 pm by Elina Saxena, Cody M. Poplin
While the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has conducted cyber attacks against the United States in the past, officials confirmed that “there has been a surge in such attacks coinciding with the arrest last month of Siamak Namazi, an energy industry executive and business consultant who has pushed for stronger U.S. [read post]
15 Oct 2015, 11:42 am by Elina Saxena, Cody M. Poplin
” The Post reports that hundreds of Iranian troops from the elite Quds Force of the Revolutionary Guard Corps have arrived in Aleppo for the coming assault. [read post]
14 Oct 2015, 12:38 pm by Elina Saxena, Cody M. Poplin
Al Jazeera tells us that two more commanders of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps have been killed in Syria. [read post]
11 Sep 2015, 12:23 pm by Elina Saxena, Cody M. Poplin
Some in Congress have called for even more terrorism related sanctions, while another proposal would officially designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps a foreign terrorist organization. [read post]
2 Sep 2015, 11:09 am by Cody M. Poplin
Mohammad Ali Jafari, the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, still have criticized Iranians advocating for greater ties with the West. [read post]
30 Jul 2015, 11:51 am by Staley Smith, Quinta Jurecic
Al-Monitor indicates that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has, on top of supplying a “staggering quantity of weapons smuggled into Gaza,” the Iranian military is also providing “counseling, briefings and training for members of Hamas’ military wing, thus setting the movement’s tone and modus operandi for a very long time. [read post]
22 Jul 2015, 11:11 am by Staley Smith, Quinta Jurecic
”  The Wall Street Journal explains that Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps has established itself as one of the country’s most powerful economic forces while the country has been under severe sanctions and economic isolation. [read post]
21 Jul 2015, 5:00 am by Staley Smith, Quinta Jurecic
Last week, we published our handy summary of the historic nuclear agreement reached between world powers and the Islamic Republic of Iran. [read post]
9 Jul 2015, 6:23 am by Suzanne Maloney
This controversy underscores the laborious attention to the technical minutia in the talks; the Islamic Republic's history and current policies induce deeply-rooted skepticism about its intentions, and only the most iron-clad restrictions can forestall its nuclear future. [read post]
7 Jun 2015, 7:00 am by Jennifer Williams
In Syria, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has become one of—if not the—principal architects of Asad’s ground war against the rebellion. [read post]
21 May 2015, 5:46 pm by Old Fox
“Dulaymi reportedly obtained his training from Hizballah operatives near Qum, Iran, who were under the supervision of Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force (IRGC-QF) officers in July 2006,” the report noted, using alternative spellings of the principals involved. [read post]
17 Apr 2015, 8:55 am by Sebastian Brady
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said yesterday that recent photos of Major General Qassem Soleimani, commander of a brigade of the elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, directing fighting against ISIS in Iraq were troubling. [read post]
26 Mar 2015, 11:25 am by Sebastian Brady
McClatchy notes that soon before the initiation of airstrikes, Qassem Suleimani, the leader of an elite corps of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard who had reportedly been directing parts of the assault, left Tikrit. [read post]
27 Jul 2014, 7:00 am by Jennifer Williams
Iran’s effort is being led by the special operations forces branch of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), known as the Quds Force, and its commander, Brig. [read post]
14 Jul 2014, 8:22 am by Jane Chong
The Times describes the talks as three-part, with the G6 struggling to strike a deal with Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iran’s foreign minister; Zarif attempting to come to terms with Ayatollah Khamenei and the generals of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps; and President Obama struggling with members of Congress who are pushing for tougher sanctions and more pressure. [read post]