Iranian Revolutionary Guards

Basij singer abducted, tortured to death as group ‘Ashtara Zero Day’ claims responsibility

Four people have been arrested in connection with the killing, with one reportedly confessing to carrying out the act after being paid by a foreign “terrorist” group.

A group of Basiji paramilitary men in military fatigue and armed seen in the middle of Naqsh-e Jahan Square mounted on their motorcycles in Isfahan, Iran, April 29, 2026.
IRAN’S REGIME is using executions to reassert control over society after January’s protest. Here, alongside headshots of those executed, demonstrators hold signs as they gather in Washington in May, in support of the Iranian people and to condemn the execution of political prisoners in Iran.

As the world looks away, Iran continues brutal hangings of protesters to crush the next uprising

US President Donald Trump points, as he delivers remarks on the economy, at the General Motors Proving Ground in Milford, Michigan, US July 27, 2026.

Trump: US will 'beat the f***ing s***' out of Iran in retaliation for overnight strikes

Iranian parliament members chant in support of the IRGC while wearing military uniforms in Tehran, Iran, February 1, 2026.

Iran regime change 'back on the menu' for Trump as diplomatic pressure falters - report


IRGC warns Iranian Sunni cleric over 'agitating' against Islamic Republic

Unrest has swept Iran in recent weeks, including areas home to ethnic minorities with long-standing grievances against the state.

 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Commander-in-Chief Major General Hossein Salami, attends the funeral ceremony of Colonel Sayad Khodai, a member of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, in Tehran, Iran, May 24, 2022

How many rockets has Iran fired into Iraq over women's protests?

The strikes were reported after Iranian authorities accused armed Iranian Kurdish dissidents of involvement in unrest now shaking Iran, especially in the northwest.

 Supporters of Iraqi populist leader Moqtada al-Sadr protest at the Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq

Israeli singer Rita's message to Iranian women: 'We stand united for freedom'

The Israeli star singer of Iranian descent Rita Yahan-Farouz, in a message to Iranian Women: "Standing as heroes for freedom, against bullets.

 SHIMON PERES and singer Rita at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem in 2014.

Fury grows in Iran over woman who died after hijab arrest - social media

Protests persisted on Sunday and #MahsaAmini became one of the top hashtags ever on Persian-language Twitter as Iranians fumed over the death of a young woman in the custody of morality police.

 A newspaper with a cover picture of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested by the Islamic republic's "morality police" is seen in Tehran, Iran September 18, 2022.

Rushdie stabbing 'crime that Islam doesn't accept' - Muslim World League chief

"There are texts in the Islamic religion that are opposed to violence. Explicit texts,” said Dr. Muhammad bin Abdul Karim al-Issa, hoping other leaders follow.

 Mohammad Abdul Karim Al-Issa, Secretary General of the Muslim World League.

Rushdie's attempted assassination should not be taken lightly - opinion

Endless patience and restraint will not improve America’s safety. Strong punitive action is needed to deter the leaders in Tehran. 

 IN 2011, the Quds Force attempted to assassinate then-Saudi ambassador to the United States Adel al-Jubeir.

Iran's proxy terror attacks are a direct hit on free speech - opinion

The correct response to Iran’s toxic efforts to murder dissidents in the West is an utter and complete refusal to be silent.

 AUTHOR SALMAN RUSHDIE is interviewed in London in 2008.

Iran says it will ‘build nuclear warheads’ and turn NY into ‘hellish ruins’

The video declared Iran’s regime can move its “peaceful nuclear program to a nuclear weapons program” at a fast pace.

People stand next to an Iranian missile during 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.

Is Iran's IRGC falling apart from the inside? - analysis

The problem for Iran is not whether this is true, but whether the perception of the truth of Iran’s internal chaos is now emboldening more chaos.

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 is angry about foreign reports of assassinations - analysis

Iran’s point in complaining about the two men is that now it must feel that it is on the back foot regarding reports of “assassinations.”

 Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei address Hajj officials in Iran, June 8, 2022