IRGC

The command room of repression: The Larijanis’ return to Iran’s inner circle of power - opinion

Some of the Ayatollah's most important insiders belong to the Larijani family, who have a rare dual legitimacy due to their background in the clergy and advanced university degrees.

IRAN’S SUPREME National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani.
Fires are lit as protesters rally on January 8, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.

How Khamenei turned protest into slaughter - opinion

Iranian parliament members dressed in IRGC uniforms in session to protest against the EU's decision to designate the IRGC as a 'terrorist organization'. Feburary 1.

Iran designates EU armies as terror groups while MPs don IRGC uniforms

Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani speaks after meeting with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, in Beirut, Lebanon August 13, 2025

Iranian official says work on framework for negotiations with US is progressing


Iran escalates regional response to protests with strike on Kurdish forces - report

Video and photos from the site of the attack show the destruction of vehicles and other debris from the incident.

Kurdish Peshmerga fighters affiliated with PAK train on January 18, 2026 near Erbil, Iraq.

European Parliament debates listing IRGC as terror org., motion critics place Israel in spotlight

Opening the discussions, European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas complained that Iran’s internet blackout was an attempt by the regime to conceal “the scale of oppression."

Members of special IRGC forces attend a rally marking the annual Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan in Tehran, Iran April 29, 2022.

Iran sends mixed signals on executions as judiciary warns ‘severest punishment’ for ‘mohareb’

Mohareb, meaning to wage war against God, involves the use of weapons to create fear and breach public security under the regime’s law.

Members of the Iranian police attend a pro-government rally in Tehran, Iran, January 12, 2026.

'All options on the table': US boosts presence in Middle East as Iran strike remains possibility

Netanyahu on Sunday convened several ministers within the senior defense echelon to discuss recent developments in the region. Israeli officials believe that a "US strike on Iran is still an option."

The USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), a Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, is shown at Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, California, US, August 11, 2025

Iran projects normalcy amid internet blackout, claims protesters were 'armed aggressors'

NetBlocks reported that at hour 238 of the digital blackout, there was a “significant return to some online services, including Google, suggesting that heavily filtered access has been enabled.”

People walk in Tehran Grand Bazaar in Tehran, Iran, January 15, 2026

Are Iraqi militias and Afghan fighters suppressing protests in Iran? - analysis

It’s possible Iran has used foreign groups to suppress protesters. Because they are foreigners, they have no allegiance to average Iranians and likely don’t mind harming them.

 People gather during protest on January 8, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.

If the world wants to help Iran's protesters, it needs a long-term plan - opinion

Any actor hoping to help the protesters is going to need a long-term strategy before jumping in.

Mourners carry a coffin during a funeral procession for members of security forces and civilians said to be killed in protests on Sunday, amid evolving anti-government unrest, in Tehran, Iran, in this screengrab from a video released on January 11, 2026.

Daughter of IRGC official recalls abuse, torture, plans to flee from Iran during interview

According to a report by N12, Fatima (a pseudonym) went into great detail in an interview with the Farsi-language media outlet Manoto, describing her personal reflections on the Islamic regime.

People walk next to an anti-US mural on a street as protests erupt over the collapse of the currency's value in Tehran, Iran, January 2, 2026.

FM Sa’ar holds call with EU officials to push for proscription of IRGC as terrorist organization

“Today, the Revolutionary Guards are leading the repression and massacre of Iran's citizens,” Sa’ar said, emphasizing the IRGC’s role in “the spread of terror and instability in the Middle East."

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar speaks during a ceremony at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, September 15, 2025

The world is silent as bloodbath in Iran intensifies - opinion

Their struggle is our struggle, and the least we can do is be vocal.

 People gather during protest on January 8, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.