US forces conducted self-defense strikes in southern Iran, destroying two IRGC boats and a missile launch site near Bandar Abbas, according to CENTCOM spokesperson Tim Hawkins via Fox News.
Europol dismantled over 14,200 online posts and accounts linked to Iran's IRGC, restricting its main X account. The operation involved 19 countries and targeted the IRGC's digital network, which used cryptocurrency for financing and spanned multiple platforms.
Iranian FA (FFIRI) chief Mehdi Taj says Fifa must guarantee that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) are not insulted by the United States if the national team are to travel to the country to play at the World Cup in June. An FFIRI delegation, including Taj, turned back from the Canadian border last week because of what they said was disrespectful treatment at the hands of immigration officials as they tried to attend the Fifa Congress in Vancouver. Taj said the decision to return...
The shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz only hours after its reopening is a tactic by Iran to gain leverage over the United States before possible negotiations, according to Chinese analysts. With the clock counting down to the end of a two-week ceasefire with the US on Wednesday, a deal with Washington was still possible and the likelihood of Tehran imposing a toll on the waterway was low, they added. The assessment came as the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced on Saturday that...
