Revolutionary Guards
New protests in Iran after Rouhani calls for calm
Middle East
January 1, 2018
New protests in Iran after Rouhani calls for calm
New protests were held in Iran overnight, local media said Monday, despite President Hassan Rouhani calling for calm and vowing…
Iran warns protesters will ‘pay the price’ as unrest turns deadly
Middle East
December 31, 2017
Iran warns protesters will ‘pay the price’ as unrest turns deadly
Iran warned on Sunday that protesters will “pay the price” after a third night of unrest saw mass demonstrations across…
Iran’s president signals ‘good ties’ possible with Saudi Arabia
Middle East
December 12, 2017
Iran’s president signals ‘good ties’ possible with Saudi Arabia
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday said Tehran is willing to resume ties with Saudi Arabia, but only if the…
Turkey chides Arabs for ‘weak’ reaction ahead of Jerusalem summit
Middle East
December 12, 2017
Turkey chides Arabs for ‘weak’ reaction ahead of Jerusalem summit
Turkey criticized what it said was a feeble Arab reaction to the US decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital,…
Guards chief rejects Trump ‘slander’ that Iran behind Saudi missile
Middle East
November 5, 2017
Guards chief rejects Trump ‘slander’ that Iran behind Saudi missile
The head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards denied on Sunday accusations by Donald Trump that Iran was behind the firing of…
Iran says US would aid terrorism if it declared Revolutionary Guards terrorists
Middle East
October 10, 2017
Iran says US would aid terrorism if it declared Revolutionary Guards terrorists
Iran said the United States would be “joining the terrorists’ camp” if it chose to designate its Revolutionary Guards a…
Iranians pour onto the streets to mourn soldier beheaded in Syria
Middle East
September 27, 2017
Iranians pour onto the streets to mourn soldier beheaded in Syria
Thousands of people took to the streets of Tehran on Wednesday to bury a soldier whose beheading by Islamic State…
Iran arrests almost 50 after deadly Tehran attacks
Middle East
June 11, 2017
Iran arrests almost 50 after deadly Tehran attacks
Iran has arrested almost 50 people in connection with twin attacks on Tehran that killed 17 people last week, officials…
Iran receives the missile part of S-300 defense system from Russia: Tasnim
Middle East
July 18, 2016
Iran receives the missile part of S-300 defense system from Russia: Tasnim
Russia has delivered the missile part of S-300 surface-to-air defense system to Iran, Tasnim news agency reported on Monday, moving…
Iran signals lawyer yet to be appointed for detained Iranian-American
Middle East
February 27, 2016
Iran signals lawyer yet to be appointed for detained Iranian-American
Iran's judiciary signaled on Saturday that Iranian-American businessman Siamak Namazi, detained since October in a case being watched internationally, had…