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US Treasury imposes sanctions against Iran’s Revolutionary Guard commanders, companies over alleged drone attacks on ships

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The US Treasury has slapped sanctions on two Iranian generals and firms over their involvement in the Islamic Republic’s drone program which, according to Washington, led to attacks on ships, including the Mercer Street tanker. … Read More >US Treasury imposes sanctions against Iran’s Revolutionary Guard commanders, companies over alleged drone attacks on ships

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Newly Appointed Deputy Commander of IRGC Quds Force Warns Israel Surrounded by ‘Resistance Forces’

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Already hostile relations between Iran and Israel took another turn for the worse this month following an attack on the Natanz uranium enrichment plant which Tehran almost immediately blamed on Tel Aviv. Nuclear tensions have been further exacerbated by back-and-forth Iranian-Israeli claims about attacks on one another’s shipping. … Read More >Newly Appointed Deputy Commander of IRGC Quds Force Warns Israel Surrounded by ‘Resistance Forces’

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IRGC in ‘Full Control’ of Gulf, Navy Commander Says as Iran-US Tensions on Rise

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Late last week, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) unveiled a new top-secret underground missile base located near the Gulf coast, which was touted by IRGC Commander-in-Chief Hossein Salami as something that would help “boost the country’s deterrence power”. … Read More >IRGC in ‘Full Control’ of Gulf, Navy Commander Says as Iran-US Tensions on Rise

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IRGC chief warns Trump of retaliation if ‘a hair comes off an Iranian’s head’ amid rising tensions as US threatens sanctions

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Iran’s top general didn’t shy away from taking aim at Trump, metaphorically, telling him to worry about his signature haircut if the US puts any Iranian in harm’s way. It comes as more shots were fired in the US-Iran war of words. … Read More >IRGC chief warns Trump of retaliation if ‘a hair comes off an Iranian’s head’ amid rising tensions as US threatens sanctions