Iranian Revolutionary Guards

Iran has a hidden network of military agencies managing to smuggle hardware past US blockade

“This is the complete ecosystem of the Iranian military’s trade business," said Miad Maleki, a former senior official at the US Treasury Department who helped design the American sanctions on Iran.

The USS George Washington conducts a replenishment at sea, receiving food and supplies from another vessel in the Arabian Sea, September 14, 2026. The aircraft carrier, capable of carrying more than 5,000 personnel, is enforcing a US naval blockade against Iran.
US President Donald Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi meet ahead of a world leaders' summit on ending the Gaza war, amid a US-brokered prisoner-hostage swap and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, October 13, 2025.

Egyptian foreign minister 'extremely worried' US-Iran escalation will have major impact on Mideast

US President Donald Trump gestures as he arrives at Glacier Park International Airport in Kalispell, Montana, US, October 14, 2026.

Trump says Iran is in 'big trouble,' insists US is in no rush to reach nuclear deal

Drone view of oil tanker HELGA berthed at one of Iraq's southern offshore oil terminals near Basra as it prepares to load crude oil, becoming the second vessel to arrive since the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, April 24, 2026; Illustrative.

IRGC says two tankers stopped south of Strait of Hormuz after ignoring radio warnings from Iran


Peru arrests two suspects of planned antisemitic attack, formation of terrorist cell

According to the Peruvian National Police's (PNP) post, the suspects both have Peruvian citizenship, though one of them is through marriage. They were arrested for attempting to form a terror cell.

 A man holds a Peru flag during an anti-government demonstration in Lima, Peru January 24, 2023.

New threats from Iran’s IRGC Quds Force chief

Qaani directed his threats at Israel and other countries linked to Israel, a reference to the US apparently.

 Esmail Qaani, the head of the Revolutionary Guards' Quds Force, speaks in Tehran, Iran April 14, 2022

'Lebanon will be next': Iran greenlights Hezbollah attack on Israel - report

As per the report, Tehran gave the go-ahead amid fears that, after the IDF completes an invasion of Rafah, southern Lebanon "will be next."

 A Hezbollah fighter stands in front of anti-tank artillery at Juroud Arsal

America should not repeat the 1979 mistake with Iran - opinion

As the implications of a nuclear-armed Iran loom large, the path forward demands not just recognition of past errors but a committed and strategic engagement to foster change.

 THEN-US PRESIDENT Jimmy Carter announces sanctions against Iran in retaliation for taking US hostages.

Iranian Revolutionary Guards die in suspected poisoning in Syria - report

With details scarce Arabic social media is awash with accusations of Israeli or American complicity.

  Members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) attend an IRGC ground forces military drill in the Aras area, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, October 17, 2022

'Swarm of suicide drones' attacks US army base in Syria in retaliation for Baghdad airstrike

The attack has been linked to the retaliatory US airstrikes against Iranian-aligned groups and their positions.

 US forces set up a new base in Manbij, Syria May 8, 2018

Iranian and Hezbollah commanders help direct Houthi attacks in Yemen, sources say

A leader within the coalition of pro-Iranian groups denied there were any commanders from the IRGC or Hezbollah on the ground in Yemen right now.

 Ayatolla Ali Hosseini Khamenei and IRGC commander Ali Fadavi

Pro-Israel, anti-Iranian banners hung in Tehran city center

The banners also expressed support for Vahid Beheshti, an activist who recently spoke to Israel's Knesset.

 A billboard with a picture of the senior adviser for Iran's Revolutionary Guards, Sayyed Razi Mousavi hangs in a street in Tehran, Iran December 27, 2023.

Iran struck Iraqi city because they can't hit Israel, Iraqi FM says

Hussein said there weren't any Mossad agents and explained that four people were killed and six were injured by the Iranian strike and were Iraqi Kurds.

Smoke rises in the aftermath of a missile attack by Iran's Revolutionary Guards on what they said was the headquarters of Israel in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, in Erbil, Iraq January 16, 2024.

Pakistan says Iran violated airspace, killing two children

Iran's Revolutionary Guard attacked targets in Pakistan just one day after shelling Iraq and Syria with missiles.

  Members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) attend an IRGC ground forces military drill in the Aras area, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, October 17, 2022