Middle East
Publisher: Iran Focus
28 Dec 2014
7000 Iranian Revolutionary Guards in Iraq to regain influence
There are currently thousands of Iranian Revolutionary Guards stationed in a number of Iraqi cities to help Tehran regime its loss in Iraq after the ouster former Iraq Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, according to the Iranian opposition, the National Council of Resistance of Iran. The guards that are estimated to be over 7000 are stationed in Baghdad, Diyala and Salah ad-Din provinces and the cities of Samarra, Karbala, Najaf, Khaneqain, Sa adiyah and Jaloula.
Publisher: Persian2English
5 Dec 2014
Women’s Rights Activist Held Captive by the IRGC for Protesting Against Recent Acid Attacks in Iran
Despite conflicting reports from Iranian security, judicial and military officials, the perpetrators of the recent acid attacks on women in Isfahan have not been arrested let alone identified. Instead, Mahdieh Golroo, who along with other [women s rights and] civil society activists had protested in front of the Iranian Parliament against the acid attacks, was arrested by Iranian authorities and thrown in prison on October 26th
Publisher: Persian2English
3 Dec 2014
People like Qasem Soleimani are one of the main reasons why ISIS came to be
The fact that Soleimani s photo is on the front cover of a credible publication seems to be enough for a number of us to feel honoured and proud, regardless of the fact that the policies of the Islamic Republic in the region - which have been carried out by individuals like Soleimani - are one of the main reasons why Syria is up in flames, more than a hundred thousand people have been killed, millions of people have been displaced, and ISIS came to be. Never mind that the misery of the people in Iran today is because of individuals like Soleimani.
Publisher: HRANA
15 Nov 2014
5 civil Right Activists undecided at IRGC’s solitary confinements
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Based on the latest reports, "Arash Sadeghi", "Atena Daemi","Aso Rostami", "Ali Nouri" and "Omid Alishenas" have been arrested over the last couple of months in Tehran by IRGC s Intelligence Service. These 5 Civil Rights Activists are still in custody at solitary confinement at Ward 2-A of Evin Prison.
Publisher: UT SanDiego
Author: David Ignatius
31 Oct 2014
A new voice in Iranian nuclear talks
An intriguing new figure is gaining prominence in the Iranian government just as regional conflicts in Iraq and Syria intensify and nuclear talks with the West move toward a Nov. 24 deadline. The newly prominent official is Ali Shamkhani, the head of Iran's national security council. "In contrast to Iranian foreign ministry officials, Shamkhani is a former Revolutionary Guard [IRGC] commander who has the clout to challenge his former comrades," argues Karim Sadjadpour, a leading Iran expert at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. A European intelligence official agrees that Shamkhani may be "an honest broker" between Rouhani and Khamenei.
Publisher: National Post
30 Sep 2014
Israel didn’t assassinate Iranian physicist in 2007 – Revolutionary Guard did, sister says
When Iranian nuclear physicist Ardeshir Hosseinpour was gassed to death in 2007, the finger of suspicion was immediately pointed at Israel. Now, his sister claims he was murdered by Iran s Revolutionary Guard (IRI) because he would not cooperate with its efforts to divert nuclear work from peaceful purposes to building an atomic bomb. If Mahboobeh Hosseinpour s account can be confirmed, it could affect the next round of nuclear negotiations between Iran and the P5+1, the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany
Publisher: Rooz Online
20 Sep 2014
Ghods Force is Tasked to Spread the Revolution
The commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards force (IRGC) general Mohammad Ali Jaafari told reporters last week, "The mission of the Ghods Force is external, to help Islamic movements, to expand the revolution and to provide assistance to suffering people across the world and to people who need help in such countries as Lebanon, Syria and Iraq. The Guards help the Ghods Force. It views its duty to support and defend the nations under the hegemony of America and Israel and to provide them any technology, something that is even more important than the transfer of weapons. We have announced this in the past and are fulfilling this, and will respond to questions on these anywhere."
Publisher: Persian2English
22 May 2014
Propaganda Activist for Iran’s Dictatorship: Men have the right to rape unveiled women
Attempting to spread fear among Iranian civil society, *Tasnim, a state-run news agency in Iran controlled and operated by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corp (IRGC), interviewed Hadi Sharifi, a "media activist" (I.e. Regime propaganda activist), who attempted to send the message to campaign supporters: stop, or else.
Publisher: Al Jazeera
7 May 2014
Iran commander says fleet can destroy U.S. warship in 50 seconds
Iran has developed the capacity to destroy a U.S. warship on less than a minute s notice, the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) said Tuesday in comments that were met with skepticism by military experts in the West. In the latest threat that Iran s hardline military forces have levied at U.S. presence in the region, Navy Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi told semi-official Fars news agency that his forces have been building replicas of U.S. frigates and aircraft carriers for years in order to practice blowing them up.
Publisher: Rooz Online
21 Apr 2014
Rouhani’s Insinuating Response to IRGC’s Demands
Just one day after Iran s president Hassan Rouhani made a comment about the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC), a senior commander of the force responded by saying, "The guards do not invest in any political personality or group, but it is natural that if some individuals distance themselves from the line of the Imam (Khomeini), the supreme leader or the identity of the revolution, the Guards will have an issue with them."
Publisher: Rooz Online
10 Apr 2014
IRGC and Ministry of Intelligence told Kidnappers to Kill the Guards
The kidnapping of five Iranian border guards by Jeish al-Adl, the execution of one of them the release of the remaining four because of the efforts of cleric Molavi AbdolHamid, the Sunni Friday prayer leader of the border town of Zahedan and other local clerics made me pursue an interview with Abdol Raoof Righi, the spokesman of the group. He said that the group released the remaining guards without its demands because of the stature that AbdolHamid and other Sunni clerics enjoyed among the locals.