IRGC, Iranian minister vow revenge on US, Israel for al-Arouri’s death

IRGC, Iranian minister vow revenge on US, Israel for al-Arouri’s death

The United States “disturbed the regional balance” in the Middle East, Iranian Defense Minister Mohammad Reza Ashtiani said on Wednesday, after the targeted killing of Hamas’s deputy leader outside of Gaza, Saleh al-Arouri, along with at least five other people in an alleged Israeli drone strike in the southern suburbs of Beirut. “We will … Read more

Were terrorists behind the explosions in Iran?

Were terrorists behind the explosions in Iran?

Iranian pro-government media have claimed that more than 70 people were killed and 170 injured due to “two terrorist explosions” near Kerman’s “Martyr’s Cemetery” on January 3. The explosions occurred on the anniversary of the killing of IRGC Quds Force leader Qasem Soleimani. At this time, there are many details lacking about what exactly … Read more

IRGC commander: October 7 was independently conducted by Palestinians

IRGC commander: October 7 was independently conducted by Palestinians

Esmail Qaani, the commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force, told Iranian news organization IRNA this week that Hamas planned and executed the October 7 attacks on southern Israel without Iranian help.  IRNA (Islamic Republic News Agency) is funded and controlled by the Iranian government. Qaani reportedly commented at a commemoration … Read more

Eleven top Iranian commanders killed in Damascus airport strike – report

Eleven top Iranian commanders killed in Damascus airport strike – report

Eleven leaders of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) were killed in an airstrike targeting Damascus International Airport on Thursday evening, Saudi media reported the following morning. The commander of the Revolutionary Guards in eastern Syria, Nur Rashid, was injured in the airstrike, Saudi media channel Al-Hadath reported. IRGC commanders were reportedly at the … Read more

Israel attacked Iran in 2022, ex-PM Naftali Bennett admits in WSJ

Israel attacked Iran in 2022, ex-PM Naftali Bennett admits in WSJ

Israel attacked an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) base in Iran and assassinated a senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander, former Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett revealed on Thursday.  Bennett, who was Israeli prime minister from 13 June 2021 to 30 June 2022, made the admission in an op-ed published in the Wall Street … Read more

Mourners chant ‘Death to Israel’ at top Iranian commander’s funeral

Mourners chant ‘Death to Israel’ at top Iranian commander’s funeral

Mourners chanted “Death to America, Death to Israel” during the funeral service on Wednesday for a senior adviser in Iran’s Revolutionary Guards who was killed in an air strike in Syria. Three security sources and Iranian state media said an Israeli air strike outside Damascus on Monday killed Sayyed Razi Mousavi. The sources said … Read more

Iran claims Oct. 7 massacre was retaliation for Soleimani killing

Iran claims Oct. 7 massacre was retaliation for Soleimani killing

The October 7 massacre in southern Israel was a response to the 2020 assassination of Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps commander Qassem Soleimani, according to Al Jazeera citing an IRGC statement on Wednesday morning.  عاجل | الحرس الثوري الإيراني: عملية طوفان الأقصى كانت إحدى الردود على اغتيال قاسم سليماني — الجزيرة – عاجل (@AJABreaking) December … Read more

Iran warns Israel will pay after top IRGC commander killed in Syria

Iran warns Israel will pay after top IRGC commander killed in Syria

Iran vowed that Israel would “pay” for the killing of Sayyed Reza Mousavi, a senior commander in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), in an alleged Israeli airstrike in the vicinity of the Syrian capital of Damascus on Monday. “Undoubtedly, the usurper and savage Zionist regime will pay for this crime,” Iranian President Ebrahim … Read more

Iran vows Israel ‘will pay’ for death of military leader

Iran vows Israel ‘will pay’ for death of military leader

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi vowed retribution after Israel reportedly killed a high-ranking general in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Syria on Monday. In a statement, Raisi said that Israel “will certainly pay for this crime,” The Times of Israel (TOI) reported. “Without a doubt, this action is another sign of frustration, helplessness, and incapacity … Read more

Israel expects response to killing of senior Iranian commander

Israel expects response to killing of senior Iranian commander

Israel is expecting a response on the northern front to the killing of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander Sayyed Reza Mousavi in Syria, Israeli media reported on Monday evening, citing defense establishment officials. Earlier on Monday, it was reported that Mouasvi, a senior IRGC commander responsible for the military cooperation between Iran and … Read more