:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/TWRPXZ5F4RA4DCXD4KM564CVOE.jpg)
Latest "Revolutionary Guard" stories
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/DNHAROVGVZDGPB63HWWBG3XYOU.jpg)
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
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.
Iran president says West should ‘distance’ themselves from Persian Gulf, leave security to regional nations
Iran’s president called Sunday on Western powers to leave the security of the Persian Gulf to regional nations led by Tehran, criticizing a new U.S.-led coalition patrolling the region’s waterways as nationwide parades showcased the Islamic Republic’s military arsenal.
Australia joins US-led mission to protect Persian Gulf shipping
Australia pledged troops, a surveillance plane and a frigate to protect the shipping lanes from Iran.
Iran offers to swap seized oil tanker for another taken by UK
In the meantime, Britain continues plans to deploy a Europe-led "maritime protection mission" to safeguard shipping in the area after Iran's Revolutionary Guard seized the Stena Impero in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday.
By Aya Batrawy, The Associated Press