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TEHRAN – Former IRGC commander has said that “Iran has no strategic allies in the region save for Syria and Turkey which are to some extent close to us but they are not considered as Iran’s allies in real terms.” Today Iran’s enemies atop of them the U.S., Britain and the Zionist regime are working together with the aim of harming Iran’s interests, Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi told the Mehr News Agency in an exclusive interview with the Mehr News Agency published on Wednesday. “On one hand the U.S. is responsible for imposing political and economic pressure against Iran...

Iran Vows to Hit US 'Heavier in Future' August 19, 2007 TEHRAN -- The commander of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards yesterday threatened to deal heavier blows in future against the United States after Washington said it may label the force a terrorist group, according to news reports. Local press in Tehran quoted Revolutionary Guards leader General Yahya Rahim Safavi saying he could understand Washington's ire towards the group because of their recent successes against the US. The comments came as Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad launched a new verbal assault on Israel, denouncing it as the "flag of Satan" and saying...

London, Aug. 16 – Iran masterminded the July 12 attack on an Israeli military squad by the Lebanese militia Hezbollah which ignited a major military offensive against the group by the Jewish state, Iran Focus has learnt. A well-placed source inside the clerical establishment told Iran Focus that prior to the start of hostilities Tehran dispatched several top officials including the chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) to attend a summit in Syria which took place on July 4 and focused on ways to upset the regional balance in the Middle East. Hassan Khomeini, the grandson of...

In the last few days senior Iranian and Syrian officials, including Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, have stepped up their statements on the war, with the Syrian regime's mouthpieces in the media following suit.The following are excerpts:Iranian Revolutionary Guards Commander: We Must Keep the Hatred of America Burning in Our Hearts Until the Moment of Revenge Arrives The Iranian conservative news agency Fars reported that Iranian Revolutionary Guards Commander Yahya Raheem Safavi gave a speech before forces from the Revolutionary Guards and the Basij [1] on July 30, 2006, in which he demanded that they be prepared to act against Israel...

The head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards known as mullahs' chomaaqdaaraan in Iran, on Wednesday warned any insecurity in Iran would have a knock-on effect in the region, but stressed mullahs were not seeking to make trouble or to imperil world energy supplies. "We do not want any kind of insecurity in the region or to world energy supplies, but we believe any insecurity in Iran would apply to the whole region as well," Yahya Rahim-Safavi said. "As a military commander, I believe that the security of world energy is bound to the Middle East region and Iran. They are meshed...

Iran said it could defeat any American military action over its controversial nuclear drive, in one of the Islamic regime's boldest challenges yet to the United States. "You can start a war but it won't be you who finishes it," said General Yahya Rahim Safavi, the head of the Revolutionary Guards and among the regime's most powerful figures. "The Americans know better than anyone that their troops in the region and in Iraq are vulnerable. I would advise them not to commit such a strategic error," he told reporters on the sidelines of a pro-Palestinian conference in Tehran. The United...

IRAN has said it could defeat any American military action over its controversial nuclear drive, in one of the Islamic regime's boldest challenges yet to the United States. "You can start a war but it won't be you who finishes it," said General Yahya Rahim Safavi, the head of the Revolutionary Guards and among the regime's most powerful figures. "The Americans know better than anyone that their troops in the region and in Iraq are vulnerable. I would advise them not to commit such a strategic error," he told reporters on the sidelines of a pro-Palestinian conference in Tehran. The...

TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran said it could defeat any American military action over its controversial nuclear drive, in one of the Islamic regime's boldest challenges yet to the United States. "You can start a war but it won't be you who finishes it," said General Yahya Rahim Safavi, the head of the Revolutionary Guards and among the regime's most powerful figures. "The Americans know better than anyone that their troops in the region and in Iraq are vulnerable. I would advise them not to commit such a strategic error," he told reporters on the sidelines of a pro-Palestinian conference in...