Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

Profiled on MEF Sites

• Iran Ledger: IRGC (UK State-Threat Designation) Iranian regime network record: designations, links and holdings.
• Iran Ledger: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Iranian regime network record: designations, links and holdings.

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Latest MEF Articles

Showing the 12 most recent of 1,548 MEF articles naming Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the earliest dated September 1, 2004.

Daily Readout Items

Each item restates what a named outlet reported; it is not an MEF finding.

• October 13, 2026 Asharq Al-Awsat quoted British Prime Minister Andy Burnham saying the security threat to RAF Fairford was directed, with high suspicion, by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Readout item
• October 13, 2026 Haberturk quoted Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham saying the RAF Fairford incident was 'very likely coordinated in Iran and almost certainly directed by the IRGC.' Readout item
• October 13, 2026 Kayhan reported that IRGC said a third oil super-tanker was hit in the Strait of Hormuz within two days. Readout item
• October 12, 2026 Iran International quoted Mohsen Rezaei warning that if war with the United States resumes, regional cables, data centers and artificial intelligence centers would be targeted. Readout item
• October 12, 2026 Hurriyet reported that Iran's IRGC said an oil supertanker struck a naval mine in the Strait of Hormuz and caught fire. Readout item
• October 11, 2026 Haberturk reported that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said a supertanker hit a mine and then blew up while leaving through a southern passage in the Strait of Hormuz. Readout item
• October 10, 2026 Sabah reported that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said a large LPG tanker was struck as it tried to transit south of the Strait of Hormuz. Readout item
• October 9, 2026 Mehr reported that IRGC commander Vahidi said security in the Strait of Hormuz and Persian Gulf should be managed by regional states and not by external powers. Readout item
• October 7, 2026 Entekhab reported the IRGC said any miscalculation starting a new war against Iran would prompt a "painful and destructive" response toward those it called the "aggressor". Readout item
• October 5, 2026 Mizan reported that Sardar Fadavi, adviser to the IRGC commander, said no U.S. ships are in the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz or Sea of Oman. Readout item
• October 3, 2026 Mehr reported that the IRGC warned a period of unpunished threats is over and that any "aggression" will prompt an immediate, decisive response. Readout item
• October 2, 2026 Israel Hayom reported that the United States added the A7 network to its sanctions list, alleging it aided Iran in moving funds to the IRGC. Readout item
• September 28, 2026 Mehr reported that the IRGC spokesperson said the Strait of Hormuz remains closed and serves as the IRGC Navy's operational area for US submarines. Readout item
• September 26, 2026 Mizan reported that the IRGC spokesman said Iran will continue "punishing America" until its seven demands are met and any "aggressor" will pay. Readout item
• September 25, 2026 BBC Persian reported that two senior IRGC commanders, Brigadier General Hossein Zarifi and Major Ahmad Herati Zeraati, were killed during an armed clash in Saravan on 1 Mehr (September 23). Readout item
• September 24, 2026 BBC Persian reported that two senior IRGC ground forces commanders, Brigadier General Hossein Zarifi and Major Ahmad Harati Zera'ati, were killed in an armed clash in Saravan on 1 Mehr (September 23). Readout item
• September 23, 2026 Kayhan reported the IRGC spokesperson said an operational test of a new weapon against a US aircraft carrier was conducted, withholding technical details. Readout item
• September 22, 2026 Mehr reported the IRGC spokesman said a new weapon was tested in an operational trial against a US aircraft carrier and the test succeeded. Readout item
• September 22, 2026 Walla quoted an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps spokesman warning that another US strike would change the "weapons and the geography of the war" and that Iran has marked new targets. Readout item
• September 21, 2026 IRNA reported that the IRGC's aerospace defense system intercepted and destroyed an MQ-1 drone over the sky of the Strait of Hormuz. Readout item