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  • Nuclear talks: Iran offers concession on IRGC terror designation for sanctions relief

    While chances for the revival of the JCPOA seem to be slim, a source told Middle East Eye that Iran, in a new proposal, has dropped its IRGC demand, but has called for lifting of sanctions imposed by the US against Khatam-al Anbiya Construction Headquarters, an economic arm of the IRGC, and a few other entities.

  • Biden made final decision to keep Iran’s IRGC on terrorist list

    President Joe Biden has finalized his decision to keep Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on a terrorist blacklist, according to a senior Western official, further complicating international efforts to restore the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. Another person familiar with the matter said Biden conveyed his decision during an April 24 phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, adding that the decision was conveyed as absolutely final and that the window for Iranian concessions had closed.

  • Iran pledges ‘inevitable’ revenge as IRGC colonel is shot in Tehran

    Khodaei was shot dead in his car near his home in downtown Tehran on May 22. Reports say he was killed by two unidentified gunmen on a motorbike who fled the scene.

  • Iraq’s PM attempts to mediate Iran-US clash over IRGC

    After a year of indirect negotiations between Iran and the Joe Biden administration, which has asserted that it seeks to reverse former president Donald Trump’s 2018 decision to unilaterally withdraw from the accord and reimpose all sanctions, the diplomatic talks are at an important junction. Amid the deadlock between Iran and the US, a region-led effort to mediate an end to the impasse could soon radically alter the status quo.

  • Iran hasn’t agreed to U.S. conditions for removing IRGC from terror list

    Iranian officials have not agreed to publicly commit to de-escalation in the region — a U.S. condition for removing the country's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) from a terror list, two U.S. sources with direct knowledge of the issue and one Israeli official told me.

  • IRGC declares space launch advance as JCPOA talks continue

    The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has tested a new solid-fuel satellite carrier rocket that some observers say will help Iran carry out more frequent launches. Importantly, a conservative Iranian outlet says the test suggests that Tehran intends to more than double the range of its ballistic missiles. This comes amid the ongoing efforts in Vienna to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.

  • Saudi coalition targets IRGC site in Yemen’s Sanaa – State TV

    The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said on Tuesday it launched air raids on "legitimate" Houthi military targets in the capital Sanaa including a "secret" site belonging to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, state TV reported. The coalition asked civilians not to gather around or approach potential targets.

  • Saudi coalition targets IRGC site in Yemen’s Sanaa – State TV

    The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said on Tuesday it launched air raids on "legitimate" Houthi military targets in the capital Sanaa including a "secret" site belonging to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, state TV reported. The coalition asked civilians not to gather around or approach potential targets.

  • Senior IRGC commander: War with the US could lead to ’10-20 year setback’

    A top commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has indicated that the aftermath of a “full-scale war” with the United States would set back Iran by “10 to 20 years.” Amir Ali Hajizadeh, who heads the IRGC’s Aerospace Force, made the assessment when explaining the reasoning behind the Islamic Republic’s response to the US assassination of Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani in Iraq in Jan. 2020.

  • Iran’s Next Foreign Minister: A Diplomat With An ‘IRGC Attitude’

    Hossein Amir-Abdollahian's selection as Tehran's top diplomat appears to present myriad challenges to already deeply frayed relations in the Middle East and beyond, amplifying a hard-line consolidation with the new presidency of Ebrahim Raisi.