The IRGC also behaves more like a pirate navy than an actual navy, harassing ships, threatening others and sometimes outright stealing and hijacking vessels.
Iran’s regime, led by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, believes in two types of actions. It believes first in perceived tit-for-tat responses and also in asymmetric attacks.
A local commander from the Revolutionary Guards was wounded in the explosion in Sistan and Baluchistan province, Fadahossein Maleki.
Regional media is now speculating that something worse may have happened when a massive explosion caused light in the night skies over Iran last week.
"Security of the Persian Gulf is part of Iran's strategic priorities."
Video and photos showed the fast boats also harassing the guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Hamilton. In the video the Iranian boats speed around the US warships.
Like hardliners, conservatives back the ruling theocracy, but unlike them support more engagement with the outside world.
The rocket improves upon the fuel consumption, weight and range of similar Iranian rockets and shows off the IRGC's ability to strike at neighboring countries.
Mohammad Hejazi led IRGC forces in Lebanon and worked with Hezbollah to improve precision guidance.
The prime minister said that Soleimani killed many US citizens and other innocent civilians in recent decades.
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