A senior officer in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has claimed that it has the ability to sink any US warships which stray too close to its coastline. The general’s comment sets a hostile tone at the beginning of US President Joe Biden’s administration.
Iraq Events
IRGC Deputy Commander underlines US failure in maximum pressure policy against Iran
Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Deputy Commander for Political Affairs Brigadier General Yadollah Javani said that the Iranian nation’s resistance, the Leader’s guidelines, and the country’s military power have worked well to defeat the US maximum pressure policy against Iran.
Iran-backed groups reject Saudi investment in Iraq
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi announced the groundwork for launching Saudi investments in Iraq, however the announcement was met with widespread rejection among Iran-backed Shia political circles and armed factions who expressed serious doubts about Saudi Arabia’s intention.
Iranian influence will reshape Yemen warns UK ambassador
Yemeni society will be completely changed by Iranian influence and Houthi ideology, the British ambassador to Yemen has warned.
Jumblatt: Does Iranian Hegemony recognize Lebanon
Head of Lebanon’s Progressive Socialist Party Walid Jumblatt lamented on Monday that the country has fallen under Iran’s “hegemony”.
Unprecedented violations of human rights against Iranian Baluchis
In recent weeks, Iranian Baluchis have faced unprecedented oppression by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and other repressive apparatuses.
Iran fears low turnout in presidential election
The Iranian Minister of Interior, Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli, has expressed concerns over possible low turnout in the upcoming presidential election, scheduled for early June.
Iranian officials lead country to more COVID deaths
At the beginning of January, Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei banned the import of coronavirus vaccines from the U.S., UK, and even France, which resulted in the immediate cancellation of 150,000 doses donated by American philanthropists.
Iran crumbling under Islamic fundamentalism
As the country with the second-largest gas and fourth-largest oil reserves in the world, Iran is a crumbling ruin, the legacy of 42 years of Islamic fundamentalism.
Islamic Jihad says late Iranian general Soleimani gave ‘direct orders’ in Gaza
A senior figure in the terror group Palestinian Islamic Jihad said the organization received “direct orders” from the late Iranian Quds force commander Qassem Soleimani up until his assassination in a US airstrike last year, and that rockets supplied by the Iranians were used to attack Israel.
Nukes, terror, Syria, Iraq, Hezbollah – Iran’s tentacles are spreading
Iran has often used the nuclear program to distract from its real desire: Regional hegemony