Iran has turned its back and abandoned its ally Syria as opposition forces topple the regime, an exclusive New York Times report on Saturday revealed. According to an internal memo from a member of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps that the NYT viewed, the situation in Syria was described as “unbelievable and strange.” It … Read more
Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has ordered all members to stop using any type of communication devices after thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies used by its Hezbollah allies in Lebanon blew up in deadly attacks last week, two senior Iranian security officials told Reuters. One of the security officials said a large-scale operation … Read more
Mohsen Sazegara has been many things in his life: student, revolutionary, founder of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), journalist, politician, dissident criminal, and exile. But first and foremost, he is a proud Iranian. There is a fire that burns behind Sazegara’s eyes when he talks about a homeland he has not seen for … Read more
Iran’s new president, Masoud Pezeshkian, and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps disagreed on the response to the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, with the former suggesting the Islamic Republic target secret Israeli bases, according to a Friday report in the Telegraph. While the IRGC reportedly wants to attack Tel Aviv and other cities … Read more
Following the assassination of former Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh, there have been differing reports by Hamas and Iran regarding how he was killed, according to a Saturday report by the Arabic news outlet Al-Araby. The overall verdict was that Haniyeh was killed by an explosive device that was secretly smuggled into his guesthouse … Read more
The Mossad reportedly hired Iranian security agents to plant explosives in rooms where Ismail Haniyeh, former leader of Hamas, was staying, the UK-based newspaper The Telegraph reported on Saturday. The Telegraph cited two Iranian officials in their report. According to the report, the original plan was to assassinate Haniyeh when he visited Iran to attend … Read more
Iran and its proxies in the region are going through the motions of preparing to take revenge on Israel for the alleged killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran (Israel has been mum), and senior Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr in Beirut. Iran and its proxies know they have to do something in the … Read more
Hounded by months of deadly Israeli attacks in Syria, Iranian military commanders thought it safe to convene a top-level meeting inside Iran’s embassy compound in Damascus, believing it protected by international norms shielding diplomatic missions, according to a dozen Iranian, Syrian and regional officials. They were wrong. An airstrike on the compound killed seven … Read more
Pakistan said neighbouring Iran has violated its airspace resulting in the death of two children, hours after Iranian state media said missiles targeted two bases of militant group Jaish al Adl on Tuesday. Islamabad warned that the incident could have “serious consequences” and was “completely unacceptable” in a statement released by Pakistan’s foreign office … Read more
The Tasnim News Agency, associated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in Iran, claimed on Wednesday that ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack in Iran under ‘Zionist guidance.’ The deadly attack in Kerman killed upwards of 80 people, and wounded scores more. The agency reported that “a few hours after the implementation of … Read more
