Latest "Revolutionary Guard" stories

Iran rejects claim that its speedboats sparked encounter with US vessels in Strait of Hormuz

It was the second time in two weeks that a U.S. ship opened fire to warn vessels of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard.

21 months ago

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard launches aircraft-carrying ship

Photos showed the ship carrying truck-launched surface-to-surface missiles, anti-aircraft missiles and four small fast boats.

2 years ago

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard says it has launched a military satellite

On its official website, the Guard said the satellite successfully reached an orbit of 425 kilometers (264 miles) above the Earth's surface.

By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press

3 years ago

Frozen in time, US Embassy a monument to Iran hostage crisis

What initially began as a sit-in devolved into 444 days of captivity for 52 Americans seized in the embassy.

3 years ago

Iran president says West should ‘distance’ themselves from Persian Gulf, leave security to regional nations

Iran’s president called Sunday on Western powers to leave the security of the Persian Gulf to regional nations led by Tehran, criticizing a new U.S.-led coalition patrolling the region’s waterways as nationwide parades showcased the Islamic Republic’s military arsenal.

3 years ago

Iran oil tanker pursued by US turns off tracker near Syria

Meanwhile, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani reiterated that Tehran won't enter into direct talks with the U.S. unless Washington rejoins the 2015 nuclear deal that President Donald Trump scrapped a year ago.

By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press

3 years ago