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Topic: IRGC

Iran warns of Bab al-Mandeb disruption if US puts boots on the ground

If there’s any land invasion, the US should prepare for another energy chokepoint, which will further risk global supplies, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has said.

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.

On Camera

Acts of God cases are Acts of State now. The courts are not convinced

The 'superior force' striking your contract is less likely to be a storm or a war. It is most possibly the stroke of a regulator's pen.

What to expect from China’s new 5-year plan—trade innovation, tensions with partners

ASEAN is struggling against a flood of 'underpriced Chinese goods', while Brazil has imposed anti-dumping duties on Chinese steel.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.