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Over 1994 AMIA bombing:

Argentina issues arrest warrant for new IRGC chief

A suspect in the 1994 bombing of Buenos Aires’ AMIA Jewish center now leads Iran’s Revolutionary Guard.

Argentina issues arrest warrant for new IRGC chief

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards pledge loyalty to new Supreme Leader

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards and allied groups welcome Mojtaba Khamenei’s appointment as Iran’s new Supreme Leader, pledge support for his leadership.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards pledge loyalty to new Supreme Leader

IDF confirms:

IRGC Air Force headquarters targeted in strikes

Iranian ballistic missile command, UAV array, and other air force units all operated in the headquarters.

IRGC Air Force headquarters targeted in strikes

Beirut:

Five senior Quds Force commanders eliminated in Israeli strike

Overnight, the Israeli Navy, directed by precise IDF intelligence, conducted a precise strike in Beirut, Lebanon, targeting five commanders from the IRGC’s Lebanon Corps and Palestine Corps while they were meeting at a hotel in Beirut.

Five senior Quds Force commanders eliminated in Israeli strike

IDF strikes IRGC Space Force headquarters

IDF continues to strike regime targets across Iran, including the IRGC Space Force headquarters, which the Iranian Space Agency used as a reception, transmission, and research center.

IDF strikes IRGC Space Force headquarters

Iranian spokesman attempts Hebrew address

Ebrahim Zolfaghari, spokesman for the IRGC emergency headquarters, delivered a message aimed at demoralizing Israelis in broken Hebrew.

Iranian spokesman attempts Hebrew address

In the heart of Tehran:

IDF dismantles IRGC's air defense situation room

IAF completes widescale strikes on IRGC infrastructure throughout Tehran, including the IRGC's Air Force defense situation room.

IDF dismantles IRGC's air defense situation room

In Beirut strikes

IDF hits Hezbollah and IRGC command centers

Israeli Air Force strikes multiple Hezbollah command centers in Beirut’s Dahieh suburb, including facilities tied to the IRGC and Hezbollah’s naval and financial units.

IDF hits Hezbollah and IRGC command centers

Azerbaijan foils Iranian plot targeting Israeli Embassy in Baku

Azerbaijan says it foiled an IRGC-linked terror plot targeting, among others, the Israeli Embassy in Baku and Jewish sites.

Azerbaijan foils Iranian plot targeting Israeli Embassy in Baku

Major Blow to Iran’s Security Leadership

IAF strikes compound housing IRGC, Quds Force and intelligence headquarters in eastern Tehran, targeting senior Iranian operatives.

Major Blow to Iran’s Security Leadership

Qatar arrests 10 suspects tied to IRGC

Qatar says authorities arrested 10 suspects linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard in two alleged cells involved in espionage and sabotage.

Qatar arrests 10 suspects tied to IRGC

Iran’s top Lebanon commander killed in Tehran strike

IDF says IAF eliminated Daoud Ali Zadeh, temporary head of the Quds Force Lebanon Corps, in Tehran, dealing blow to Hezbollah ties.

Iran’s top Lebanon commander killed in Tehran strike

IDF spokesman reveals:

IRGC central headquarters in Tehran attacked

IDF strikes Iranian regime’s leadership compound - the regime’s most central and significant headquarters.

IRGC central headquarters in Tehran attacked

In the heart of Tehran

IDF dismantles Iranian regime’s communications center

Israeli Air Force strikes a key Iranian communications center used for military and propaganda activities.

IDF dismantles Iranian regime’s communications center

New AI video:

Did the Quds Force commander kill Khamenei

Creator Evyatar Rosenberg has released a new video based on animation and artificial intelligence amid rumors and conspiracy theories surrounding Esmail Qaani.

Did the Quds Force commander kill Khamenei

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Ex-IRGC chief threatens US, Israel after Khamenei elimination

Former IRGC commander Mohsen Rezaee threatens the US and Israel after Ali Khamenei’s elimination, vowing revenge and warning no American vessels would pass through the Persian Gulf.

Ex-IRGC chief threatens US, Israel after Khamenei elimination

Air superiority:

IDF destroys IRGC Intelligence, Air Force HQ in Tehran

After achieving air superiority over Tehran, the IDF struck dozens of IRGC and intelligence headquarters, degrading Iran’s command-and-control.

IDF destroys IRGC Intelligence, Air Force HQ in Tehran

The "Artesh-IRGC Divorce":

How to weaponize Iran’s 14% desertion rate

While the Revolutionary Guards are unconditionally loyal to the Supreme Leader, the Artesh, Iran's regular army, has historically viewed itself as the defender of the Iranian nation. Opinion.

How to weaponize Iran’s 14% desertion rate

Iran retaliates after EU blacklists IRGC

Iran designates EU member states’ navies and air forces as terrorist organizations in response to the EU’s decision to blacklist the IRGC.

Iran retaliates after EU blacklists IRGC

Tehran: College students shout, Death to Khamenei'

Students at two Tehran universities hold anti-government protests.

Tehran: College students shout, Death to Khamenei'

Report: Hezbollah preparing for war with Israel

Hezbollah is no longer run by Lebanese personnel but by Iranian IRGC officers present in Lebanon, report reveals.

Report: Hezbollah preparing for war with Israel

Officially:

EU designates Iran’s IRGC as a terrorist organization

The European Union officially designates Iran’s IRGC as a terrorist organization. The decision includes financial sanctions and highlights ongoing tensions following Iran’s crackdown on protests.

EU designates Iran’s IRGC as a terrorist organization

Report:

US uncertainty grows over Iran regime change

CNN report: While Trump said that regime change in Iran might be the best solution, US officials lack clarity on post-regime change plans. Allies push for diplomacy, while Israel supports military action.

US uncertainty grows over Iran regime change

Report: Iranian diplomats smuggled cash to Hezbollah

Senior Iranian diplomats reportedly transported large sums of cash to Hezbollah in recent months, using diplomatic passports to evade inspections, Iran International report says.

Report: Iranian diplomats smuggled cash to Hezbollah

IRGC seizes two vessels in Persian Gulf

Vessels carrying over one million liters of fuel overtaken by IRGC, report says.

IRGC seizes two vessels in Persian Gulf

Iran summons EU ambassadors after IRGC terror designation

Iran summons EU ambassadors after the bloc designated the IRGC a terror group, warns of reciprocal action.

Iran summons EU ambassadors after IRGC terror designation

Ukraine to designate IRGC as terrorist organization

Ukraine informs Israel that it will designate Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization.

Ukraine to designate IRGC as terrorist organization

Iran denies Guards planned live-fire drills in Strait of Hormuz

Iran denies reports that the Revolutionary Guards planned live-fire drills in the Strait of Hormuz, saying media claims were incorrect.

Iran denies Guards planned live-fire drills in Strait of Hormuz

Pahlavi praises EU terror listing of IRGC, calls for more action

Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi welcomes the EU's designation of the IRGC as a terrorist organization, saying it sends a message the regime has no legitimacy.

Pahlavi praises EU terror listing of IRGC, calls for more action

EU designates IRGC as terror organization

The European Union announced the designation of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as a terror group, alongside new sanctions over protest repression and abuses.

EU designates IRGC as terror organization

France to support designation of IRGC on EU terror list

France signals shift as FM Barrot backs EU move to designate IRGC as terror group.

France to support designation of IRGC on EU terror list

US deports three former IRGC members suspected of terrorism

US deports three former IRGC members suspected of terrorism, part of a flight of 14 Iranians to be deported.

US deports three former IRGC members suspected of terrorism

Argentina blacklists Iran’s Quds Force as a terrorist group

Argentina designates Iran’s Quds Force and 13 linked individuals as terrorists, citing the 1992 embassy and 1994 AMIA attacks. Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar praises the move.

Argentina blacklists Iran’s Quds Force as a terrorist group

British lawmakers urge Starmer to outlaw Iran’s IRGC

UK politicians across parties urge Prime Minister Keir Starmer to proscribe the IRGC amid Iran’s deadly crackdown, mass protests, and rising security concerns.

British lawmakers urge Starmer to outlaw Iran’s IRGC

Report:

IRGC launches missile drills amid regional tensions

IRGC launches missile and air‑defense drills across Iran amid concerns of possible escalation with Israel.

IRGC launches missile drills amid regional tensions

Footage from Iran:

Mourners chase away regime forces at slain protester's funeral

Basij paramilitary and IRGC forces were initially deployed at the funeral of a man who was killed at an anti-regime demonstration, but fled after mourners chased them while throwing rocks.

Mourners chase away regime forces at slain protester's funeral

Iran protests:

IRGC fighter dead as protesters torch IRGC HQ in Hamedan

Protesters in Hamedan set an IRGC headquarters on fire as anti‑regime unrest intensifies amid economic collapse. One Basij member killed and several injured.

IRGC fighter dead as protesters torch IRGC HQ in Hamedan

Iran Expert:

Why the regime is not forcibly dispersing the protests

Benny Sabeti, an Iran researcher, explains why the IRGC is not using more aggressive measures against the ongoing protests over the collapsing economy.

Why the regime is not forcibly dispersing the protests

IRGC intercepts tanker with foreign crew in Gulf waters

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard seizes a tanker carrying what it says are four million liters of “smuggled fuel” and 16 foreign crew members, the latest in a string of Gulf seizures.

IRGC intercepts tanker with foreign crew in Gulf waters

Report

Israel warned US: Iranian missile drills may be cover for strike

According to Axios, Israeli officials warned the US that Iran’s latest missile drills could mask attack plans.

Israel warned US: Iranian missile drills may be cover for strike

Iran claims to have executed Mossad agent

Iran executed an architecture student who was convicted of spying for Israel and of carrying out operations for the Mossad.

Iran claims to have executed Mossad agent

'Largest one ever'

US seizes Iran-linked oil tanker off Venezuela

US seizes The Skipper, an Iran-linked tanker, off Venezuela. Trump says the oil will be kept by the US.

US seizes Iran-linked oil tanker off Venezuela

Iran launches large-scale military drill in the Gulf

Iran begins a wide naval exercise, issuing a stern warning to American vessels in the area. The drill’s purpose: demonstrating deterrence capabilities and sending a “dual message” to the region.

Iran launches large-scale military drill in the Gulf

IRGC seizes Eswatini-flagged vessel over alleged fuel smuggling

Iran’s IRGC Navy said it seized an Eswatini-flagged vessel carrying 350,000 liters of smuggled gasoil, detaining its crew and expanding a series of recent operations targeting fuel-trafficking routes.

IRGC seizes Eswatini-flagged vessel over alleged fuel smuggling

Watch:

New footage of strikes in Iran during Operation Rising Lion

Iranian media has released footage of the moments of the Israeli strikes on the IRGC headquarters and air defense batteries.

New footage of strikes in Iran during Operation Rising Lion

'Israel-driven'

Iran slams Australia for labeling IRGC a terror sponsor

Iran condemns Australia’s decision to label the IRGC a “state sponsor of terrorism,” calling it “unlawful” and “Israel-driven.”

Iran slams Australia for labeling IRGC a terror sponsor

Australia lists IRGC as a state sponsor of terrorism

Australia lists Iran’s IRGC as a state sponsor of terrorism after it was found to have plotted attacks on Jewish sites in Sydney and Melbourne. Officials say the move strengthens security and combats antisemitism.

Australia lists IRGC as a state sponsor of terrorism

Crew of tanker seized by Iran reported safe

Technical manager of the tanker which was seized by Iran on the weekend says the crew of 21 is safe, and the ship is anchored off Bandar Abbas.

Crew of tanker seized by Iran reported safe

Iran confirms it seized tanker

IRGC confirms it seized Talara tanker in the Straits of Hormuz, claiming it carried 'unauthorized cargo.'

Iran confirms it seized tanker

Report:

Hezbollah commanders underwent surgery to conceal identities

Saudi channel Al-Hadath reports that dozens of senior Hezbollah members, some wounded in clashes with Israel, underwent plastic surgery under Iranian directive.

Hezbollah commanders underwent surgery to conceal identities

Mexico:

Iranian assassination attempt on Israeli ambassador thwarted

Plot by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards to assassinate Israel’s ambassador to Mexico thwarted by Mexican security forces. The cell reportedly operated from Iran’s embassy in Venezuela.

Iranian assassination attempt on Israeli ambassador thwarted

'Not just tea'

The Mossad's cryptic post about the Quds Force commander

A post on the Mossad Farsi X account shows Quds Force Commander Esmail Qaani sitting with an unknown individual.

The Mossad's cryptic post about the Quds Force commander

Iran says forces at 'high readiness' for war

IRGC ground forces commander says forces are at high readiness, better prepared for war than before June's Operation Rising Lion.

Iran says forces at 'high readiness' for war

'Defenseless'

The Mossad's message to Iran's Supreme Leader

A Mossad-affiliated X account published a message in Persian this evening, claiming that senior Revolutionary Guards officials are hiding information from Khamenei and making independent decisions.

The Mossad's message to Iran's Supreme Leader

US designates 4 Iran-aligned militias as terrorist organizations

The State Department listed Harakat al-Nujaba, Kata’ib Sayyid al-Shuhada, Harakat Ansar Allah al-Awfiya, and Kata’ib al-Imam Ali as FTOs, citing Iranian support and threats to US forces.

US designates 4 Iran-aligned militias as terrorist organizations

IDF eliminates terrorist working for Iran in Lebanon

The IDF eliminated Wasim Saeed Jaba‘i, a terrorist in the Imam Hossein Division, which is used by the IRGC’s Quds Force to bolster the 'axis of resistance' and employ forces against Israel.

IDF eliminates terrorist working for Iran in Lebanon

Australia to expel Iranian envoy over antisemitic attacks

Australia's Prime Minister says Iran's government directed at least two attacks against the Australian Jewish community. Australia will expel Iran's ambassador and list the IRGC as a terror group.

Australia to expel Iranian envoy over antisemitic attacks

Report:

Iran suspects Israel in wave of mysterious fires and explosions

For over two weeks, a string of unexplained fires and explosions has shaken Iran, hitting everything from oil refineries and apartment blocks to roads near major airports and even a shoe factory.

Iran suspects Israel in wave of mysterious fires and explosions

Iran:

Agents, fake invitation and DNA helped Mossad penetrate IRGC

Iran attempts to conceal a series of severe security failures, following deep-cover Mossad operations that led to the precise elimination of senior Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps officials.

Agents, fake invitation and DNA helped Mossad penetrate IRGC

Iran launches satellite rocket in first test since June war

Iran tests the Ghased satellite launch vehicle, previously used by the IRGC, to assess new technologies.

Iran launches satellite rocket in first test since June war