Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

July 15, 2026 4:21 PM

Iran threatens to block more vital seaways as Trump orders renewed Iran blockade

Iran threatened on Wednesday to shut off more regional energy exports, after the U.S. reimposed a naval blockade of Iranian ports and both sides launched more strikes as they vie for control of the Strait of Hormuz. The apparent threat to shipping through Bab el-Mandeb, a gateway to the Red Sea, follows an escalation between Iran and the U.S. since last week that has severely frayed a tentative truce signed in June. The war, which began with U.S. and Israeli strikes against Iran on February 28...

July 14, 2026 1:10 PM

Iran says it struck US air base in Jordan, US military ends five hours of attacks

A U.S. air base in Jordan was targeted by Iranian ballistic missiles on Tuesday, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said, while calling on Jordanians to dismantle American bases in the kingdom. "You know very well that not only do we not have any enmity with your country, but we also love you, the noble people, who understand the pain and oppression of the Palestinian people more than any other nation," the IRGC said in a statement carried by Fars News. Jordan's armed forces said on Tues...

March 19, 2026 9:50 AM

Iranian gas facilities hit amid rising tensions in West Asia

Tensions across West Asia rose sharply on Wednesday as facilities linked to the world’s largest natural gas field in Iran came under a coordinated US-Israeli strike. Iranian state media reported that gas processing plants and petrochemical installations in the Asaluyeh Special Economic Energy Zone were targeted, disrupting key phases of the South Pars field and halting production. Fires were reported but later contained, and no casualties were immediately confirmed. The strike marks the first ...

March 11, 2026 10:09 AM

Combatants in Mideast war trade more air strikes as Iran clamps down on dissent

The U.S. and Israel traded air strikes with Iran's military across the Middle East as the besieged Tehran government warned its state security forces were ready with "fingers on the trigger" to confront any revival of anti-government protests. Following an exchange of some of the heaviest bombardments in the region yet on Tuesday, the combatants renewed their attacks on opposing targets in Israel, Lebanon and the Gulf early on Wednesday as the war stretched into its 12th day. The conflict has ...