President Donald Trump said Wednesday he had ordered U.S. forces to “shoot down and destroy” any Iranian ships harassing U.S. vessels, following a confrontation last week.
Iran Guard commander threatens US Navy after Trump tweet
The leader of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has warned he ordered his forces to potentially target the U.S. Navy after President Donald Trump’s tweet a day earlier threatening to sink Iranian vessels …
Iran, Like Wider Mideast, Relies on Deliveries Amid Pandemic
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — For some $15 a day, deliverymen don masks and gloves in Iran’s capital to zip across its pandemic-subdued streets to drop off groceries and food for those sheltering at home from …
Iran promises ‘to crush’ US forces if ships attacked in Gulf
The leader of Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has promised a “crushing response” to any American military attacks in the Gulf after United States President Donald Trump …
Guards chief: U.S. warships will be destroyed if threaten Iran’s interests in Gulf
Iran will destroy U.S. warships if Tehran’s security is threatened in the Gulf, head of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards Hossein Salami told state TV on Thursday, a day after U.S. President Donald …
Victor Davis Hanson: Coronavirus one of many dangers facing US – beware of China, Russia, Iran, North Korea
The world was a dangerous place before — and will be after — the coronavirus pandemic. While Americans debate the proper ongoing response to the virus and argue over the infection’s origins, nature …
Pentagon: Iran missile launch is ‘malign behavior’
Senior Pentagon officials are calling Iran’s satellite launch a provocation after Iran’s Revolutionary Guard launched its first satellite into space Wednesday. (April 22) …
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard capitalizes on pandemic to strengthen grip on the country
Last week, a powerful Iranian general went on state-run television to make an extraordinary claim: His elite military unit, the Revolutionary Guard Corps, possessed a machine that could detect the …
Pompeo says Iran needs to be held accountable for launch of military satellite
U.S. said on Wednesday that Iran needs to be held accountable for the successful launch by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps of the country’s first military satellite into orbit. “I think Iran …
Pompeo says Iran military satellite launch violated U.N. resolution
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday called for Iran to be held accountable for the launch of a military satellite, adding that he thinks the action violated a United Nations Security …