Tag: Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)

• Tuesday, August 20th 2019 - 09:08 UTC

  Gibraltar released Iranian oil tanker heading for Greece; US and Teheran exchange warnings

  

  An Iranian tanker at the centre of an angry confrontation between Iran and Washington sailed for Greece on Monday after it was freed from detention off Gibraltar, as Washington called the release unfortunate and warned Greece and Mediterranean ports against helping the vessel.

• Thursday, July 11th 2019 - 18:54 UTC

  Royal Navy takes dissuasive action to let British oil taker through Iranian waters

  

  An undetermined number of small Iranian boats Wednesday tried to divert the oil tanker British Heritage of the United Kingdom in the Hormuz Strait but withdrew after dissuasive action from the Royal Navy's HMR Montrose, it was reported. No shots were fired during the incident.

• Tuesday, April 9th 2019 - 05:06 UTC

  Trump designates Iran's Guards a terrorist organization; Teheran does the same with US troops in Middle East

  

  United States President Donald Trump has designated Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a foreign terrorist organization. It is the first time the US has labelled another nation's military as a terrorist organization. Iran retaliated by declaring US forces in the Middle East as a terrorist organization, Iran state news reported.