Latest "Revolutionary Guard" stories

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard drill on disputed Persian Gulf islands

Iran’s surprise military drill on Abu Musa Island comes as the U.S. military increases its presence in the region over recent ship seizures by Tehran.

By Nasser Karimi and Jon Gambrell, AP

8 weeks ago

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard seizes second tanker in Strait of Hormuz

It's the second such capture by Tehran in under a week amid heightened tensions over its nuclear program.

By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press

5 months ago

Iran rejects claim that its speedboats sparked encounter with US vessels in Strait of Hormuz

It was the second time in two weeks that a U.S. ship opened fire to warn vessels of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard.

2 years ago

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard launches aircraft-carrying ship

Photos showed the ship carrying truck-launched surface-to-surface missiles, anti-aircraft missiles and four small fast boats.

3 years ago

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard says it has launched a military satellite

On its official website, the Guard said the satellite successfully reached an orbit of 425 kilometers (264 miles) above the Earth's surface.

By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press

3 years ago

Frozen in time, US Embassy a monument to Iran hostage crisis

What initially began as a sit-in devolved into 444 days of captivity for 52 Americans seized in the embassy.

4 years ago