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Topic: IRGC

Pakistani national convicted in US of plotting to kill Trump, Biden at behest of Iran

Asif Merchant, 48, convicted by a court in New York Friday of charges relating to terrorism and a murder-for-hire plot, while working on behalf of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Iran’s defence minister, IRGC chief, armed forces chief of staff killed in Israel’s Op Roaring Lion

Defence minister Aziz Nasirzadeh and IRGC chief Mohammad Pakpour were among those identified as slain in a post on 'X' by the IDF.

Iran’s IRGC: Ayatollah’s shield against dissent, external threats, now labelled ‘terror group’ by EU

Beginning with just 10,000 members, IRGC today has 150,000-190,000 active troops, and a million more in its Basij volunteer reserves.

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Why peptides are the most exciting intersection between biotechnology and dermatology

PDRN, a bioactive molecule, has gained popularity in Korea. It is commonly used in treatments designed to restore skin quality rather than simply reduce wrinkles.

Gulf conflict pushes Dubai diamond traders to eye Surat for rough stone auctions. But there are hurdles

Industry leaders say India’s complicated customs process and GST levies are deterrents for traders to come to Surat for auctions.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.