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New IRGC drill to prepare for potential Persian Gulf conflict spokesman tells Tehran Times

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New IRGC drill to prepare for potential Persian Gulf conflict, spokesman tells Tehran Times

TEHRAN – General Mohammad Hadi Sefidchian, spokesman for the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) ground force drills, announced to the Tehran Times that the second stage of exercises, which began in early January, will simulate combating an attack by enemy air, ground, and sea forces in the Persian Gulf.

New IRGC drill to prepare for potential Persian Gulf conflict, spokesman tells Tehran Times

Iran inaugurates Shahid Bagheri its first dronecarrier warship

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Iran inaugurates Shahid Bagheri, its first drone-carrier warship

TEHRAN – In a landmark ceremony attended by senior military officials on Thursday in Iran's southern port of Bandar Abbas, the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy welcomed its first domestically developed drone carrier, the IRIS Shahid Bagheri, into its fleet.

Iran inaugurates Shahid Bagheri, its first drone-carrier warship

2400km of Irans coast fortified with network of hardened underground bases

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2,400km of Iran’s coast fortified with network of hardened underground bases

TEHRAN – Last week, Iranian television unveiled an underground base of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy in the Persian Gulf that made immediate headlines. The facility, housing numerous fast-attack craft, was widely viewed as a critical component of Iran's naval strategy, both defensive and offensive.

2,400km of Iran’s coast fortified with network of hardened underground bases