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Iran's Revolutionary Guard commander warns the US, says his force has its 'finger on the trigger'
Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, a force which was key in putting down recent nationwide protests in a crackdown that left thousands dead, is “more ready than ever, finger on the trigger,” its commander said Saturday,
The bloody crackdown offers hints about growing tensions inside the country’s ruling system as the cleric’s rule comes under strain.
After an unprecedented challenge to the theocratic regime, the Revolutionary Guards appear to be consolidating their position
Iran’s foreign minister warned the U.S. of a forceful response to any attack as military assets move closer to the Middle East.
It’s day 19 of turmoil in Iran. President Trump continues to weigh military action against the regime.Host Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with NPR national security correspondents Greg Myre and Quil Lawrence about Iran,
President Trump said the United States was “watching Iran” and sending a naval force there, despite also saying that his threats had halted executions.
President Trump appeared to lay out his red line of action on Friday when he warned that if the Iranian government began "killing people like they have in the past, we would get involved."
Donald Trump has demanded “decisive” military options as he threatens to “wipe Iran off the face of the Earth”.
The Iranian regime’s recent crackdown on protests in Tehran and the country’s central region featured the use of military weapons, such as automatic or semi-automatic machine guns, that were