No passage through Hormuz without Iranian Coordination, says IRGC Navy

August 31, 2026 3:11 PM

No passage through Hormuz without Iranian Coordination, says IRGC Navy

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has claimed that it has “decisive control” over the Strait of Hormuz, countering earlier U.S. claims that the sea route was open for traffic. The US Central Command CENTCOM had earlier stated that it had cleared the sea mines in the strait’s international shipping lanes. In a statement, the IRGC Navy said that the strait is closed to all ships seeking passage without coordination with Iran, and that the closure would continue until the U.S. adheres to...

US strikes Iran after Apache helicopter downed; IRGC claims retaliatory drone attack on Bahrain base

June 10, 2026 10:16 AM

US strikes Iran after Apache helicopter downed; IRGC claims retaliatory drone attack on Bahrain base

The fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran is under severe strain today after American forces launched fresh strikes against targets on Iran's southern coastline, triggering an immediate Iranian military response. US Central Command confirmed that its forces began launching self-defence strikes against Iran in response to the downing of a US Army Apache helicopter the previous day. The American military characterised the operation as a proportional response to the Iranian aggressio...

US says it sinks Iranian small boats, shoots down missiles, drones as it opens Strait

May 5, 2026 9:23 AM

US says it sinks Iranian small boats, shoots down missiles, drones as it opens Strait

The U.S. military said on Monday it destroyed six Iranian small boats and intercepted Iranian cruise missiles and drones as Tehran sought to thwart a new U.S. naval effort to open shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. President Donald Trump launched the operation, called Project Freedom, on Monday as he sought to wrest control of the critical waterway from Iran, which effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz after the U.S. and Israel started the conflict on February 28. U.S. Admiral Brad ...

Iran has attacked Saudi Arabia’s Jubail petrochemical complex: IRGC

April 7, 2026 10:10 PM

Iran has attacked Saudi Arabia’s Jubail petrochemical complex: IRGC

Iran on Tuesday attacked Saudi Arabia's Jubail petrochemical complex, the heart of the kingdom's downstream sector, its Revolutionary Guards said, the latest evidence of Tehran's ability to strike back in response to U.S.-Israeli attacks ahead of a U.S. deadline to open the Strait of Hormuz. Iran said the attack was in response to attacks against its Asaluyeh petrochemical plants, which are connected to its massive South Pars gas field and were reportedly hit by multiple explosions overnight. ...

Iran’s IRGC claims 78th wave of strikes on Israeli and US targets

March 24, 2026 3:37 PM

Iran’s IRGC claims 78th wave of strikes on Israeli and US targets

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says it carried out its 78th wave of retaliatory strikes against Israeli and American targets in the early hours of Tuesday, March 24, as part of Operation True Promise 4. The IRGC said the latest strikes hit Israeli sites in Eilat, Dimona, and northern Tel Aviv, as well as a number of US military bases in the region, using Emad and Qadr ballistic missiles and combat drones. The corps said the operation was dedicated to the people of Iran's eastern provin...

Iran vows response to deadly attack on consulate in Damascus

September 16, 2024 5:03 PM

Iran vows response to deadly attack on consulate in Damascus

In the aftermath of a devastating attack on Iran's consulate in Damascus, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has confirmed the tragic loss of seven of its officials, including senior commanders Mohammed Reza Zahedi and Mohammad Hadi Haji Rahimi, CNN reported. The attack, which rocked the Syrian capital, has left Iran reeling and vowing a robust response. According to an official statement from the IRGC, the slain commanders were among those who perished in the assault. Haji Rahimi, de...