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Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)

Iran's ideological military-industrial complex; operating an open-sea blockade, charging Hormuz tolls, and declaring its self-restraint ended.

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#9511 May
#9511 May

Maintained command and control through the 1% loyalist internet tier

Iran Conflict 2026: 1,704 hours offline for 90 million Iranians
#9310 May

Presumed actor of the strike per Jerusalem Post attribution

Iran Conflict 2026: Mentioned in: Iran hits Doha tanker as Qatar PM meets Rubio
#109 May

US-sanctioned Iranian military branch whose conscript service creates visa designation risk

2026 FIFA World Cup: Iran names the players the US must clear
#928 May

Fired missiles, drones and small boats at US destroyers near Bandar Abbas on 7-8 May

Iran Conflict 2026: F/A-18 disables tankers via smokestack on 8 May
#917 May

Targeted US guided-missile destroyers with missiles, drones and small boats

Iran Conflict 2026: IRGC fires on US destroyers in Hormuz
#916 May

Published map claiming maritime control zones over UAE's eastern coastline on 5 May

Iran Conflict 2026: Fujairah hits 1.62 mbpd; ADCOP nears cap
#906 May
#895 May

Launched cruise missile that struck CMA CGM San Antonio inside the strait

Iran Conflict 2026: CMA CGM San Antonio hit by missile
#883 May

Issued 30-day ultimatum demanding US end its port blockade of Iranian ports

Iran Conflict 2026: IRGC sets 30-day blockade clock for US
#883 May
#872 May

Declared full standby for return to hostilities and disclosed 60% small boat fleet survival rate

Iran Conflict 2026: IRGC declares standby, quantifies surviving fleet
#929 Apr
#8127 Apr

Published statement declaring Hormuz control as Iran's definitive national strategy

Iran Conflict 2026: CENTCOM blockade widens past Hormuz strait
#8025 Apr

Declared end of self-restraint threatening US-hosting neighbours on 24 April

Iran Conflict 2026: CENTCOM intercept tally pauses at 33
#7824 Apr
#924 Apr
#8023 Apr

Operated approximately 33 fast-attack craft north of Hormuz near Kargan on 23 April

Iran Conflict 2026: Sentinel-2 catches 33 IRGC boats off Kargan
#422 Apr
#7621 Apr

Declared opposition to negotiations while blockade stands

Iran Conflict 2026: Three Iranian principals, three incompatible lines
#7520 Apr

Reported to have launched drone strikes against US military vessels in the Sea of Oman

Iran Conflict 2026: Tasnim claims IRGC drones hit US vessels
#7719 Apr

Launched two drone strikes on Salalah port, claiming to target a US naval vessel

Iran Conflict 2026: IRGC drones hit Oman's Salalah port
#418 Apr
#7318 Apr

Fired on Sanmar Herald and Jag Arnav after granting radio clearance

Iran Conflict 2026: IRGC fires on two Indian tankers after clearance
#7318 Apr
Fired on after granting clearanceJAJag Arnav
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#7318 Apr
Fired on after granting clearanceSHSanmar Herald
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#7217 Apr

Reimposed Hormuz restrictions and fired on Indian-flagged tanker on 18 April

Iran Conflict 2026: Hormuz opens then closes in 24 hours
#7217 Apr
Reported on byUUKMTO
confirmed irgc fired on tanker
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#7217 Apr
AttackedSOStrait of Hormuz
fired on tanker in strait
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#7417 Apr
AttackedJAJag Arnav
fired on vessel
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#7417 Apr
AttackedSHSanmar Herald
fired on vessel
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#7115 Apr

Published mine danger chart for the Larak-Qeshm channel on 9 April

Iran Conflict 2026: Windward data dismantles Cooper's halt claim
#6713 Apr

called blockade an illegal act and piracy

Iran Conflict 2026: CENTCOM rewrites blockade scope before enforcement begins
#6712 Apr

continued facilitating sanctioned vessel transits under scrapped ship identities

Iran Conflict 2026: Shadow fleet uses dead ships' identities
#6612 Apr

Claimed negotiation progress while media reported no urgency

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran claims progress, media says no rush
#6611 Apr

Declared Hormuz will never reopen to free passage

Iran Conflict 2026: IRGC declares Hormuz will never reopen
#6510 Apr

Retained half of missile and drone arsenal per WSJ assessment

Iran Conflict 2026: Half of Iran's missiles survive, WSJ reports
#6410 Apr

Controlled Hormuz passage as seven ships crossed, no tankers

Iran Conflict 2026: Seven Ships Cross Hormuz, No Oil Tankers
#6510 Apr

Lost track of own naval minefield in Hormuz corridor

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran lost track of its own minefield
#627 Apr

Gated Khamenei return from 34-day silence to authorise pause

Iran Conflict 2026: Khamenei returns from 34-day silence to authorise pause
#617 Apr

Operated Hormuz toll system targeted by Trump ultimatum

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump's fifth Hormuz deadline expires tonight
#617 Apr

Operated Hormuz toll system Iran sought to codify in talks

Iran Conflict 2026: Tehran demands ratification, not a deal
#616 Apr

Lost intelligence chief Khademi as gatekeeper fell

Iran Conflict 2026: Khademi killed and the IRGC's gatekeeper falls
#584 Apr

Locked out president via military council daily decisions

Iran Conflict 2026: IRGC council locks out Iran's president
#551 Apr

Captured Iranian state via military council formation

Iran Conflict 2026: IRGC Military Council Captures Iranian State
#61 Apr
#5431 Mar

Threatened strikes against Apple, Google and US tech facilities

Iran Conflict 2026: IRGC targets Apple, Google and US tech
#5531 Mar

Targeted by UAE counter-network domestic operations

Iran Conflict 2026: UAE Dismantles IRGC Networks on Its Soil
#131 Mar
#5431 Mar

Managed state functions during Khamenei absence

Iran Conflict 2026: Khamenei dubbed 'disabled veteran' on TV
#631 Mar
DamagedOOracle
struck infrastructure of
AI: Jobs, Power & Money · source event
#631 Mar
DamagedAAWS
struck infrastructure of
AI: Jobs, Power & Money · source event
#631 Mar
AttackedSStargate
targeted
AI: Jobs, Power & Money · source event
#131 Mar
targeted accounts via qr codes
Cybersecurity: Threats and Defences · source event
#5230 Mar

Issued 24-hour ultimatum threatening Gulf universities

Iran Conflict 2026: IRGC ultimatum expires with no strike
#5230 Mar

Struck Gulf civilian infrastructure, killing first Kuwaiti civilian

Iran Conflict 2026: First civilian killed on Kuwaiti soil
#5129 Mar

Declared US and Israeli universities legitimate targets; issued 24-hour ultimatum

Iran Conflict 2026: IRGC labels Gulf universities targets
#5128 Mar

Struck Gulf aluminium plants under dual-use classification

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran strikes Gulf aluminium plants
#5228 Mar

Conducted internal arrests alongside external military strikes

Iran Conflict 2026: Hengaw: 6,900 dead in first month
#4725 Mar

resumed missile barrages after pause

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran resumes fire after 11-hour pause
#4825 Mar

Hit Kuwait airport for fourth time in regional strikes

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran hits Kuwait airport for fourth time
#4825 Mar

Mined Kharg Island beaches against potential US landing

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran mines Kharg beaches for US landing
#4623 Mar

Lost 140 naval vessels and 9,000 targets struck by US forces in 25 days

Iran Conflict 2026: CENTCOM: 9,000 targets, 140 ships in 25d
#4623 Mar

Turned on absent aerospace commander amid internal friction

Iran Conflict 2026: IRGC turns on absent aerospace commander
#4623 Mar

Opened live toll collection booth at Hormuz strait

Iran Conflict 2026: IRGC toll booth live at Hormuz
#4522 Mar

Enforced selective Hormuz closure targeting enemy-flagged vessels only

Iran Conflict 2026: Hormuz open to friends, shut to enemies
#4522 Mar

Escalated threats to irreversibly destroy all Gulf energy infrastructure

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran threatens to destroy Gulf energy
#4522 Mar

Operated toll system as five nations queued for passage

Iran Conflict 2026: Five nations queue for Hormuz toll
#4622 Mar

Engaged indirectly with US envoys via Ghalibaf as back-channel interlocutor

Iran Conflict 2026: Pakistan relays Trump's terms to Tehran
#4622 Mar

Threatened to mine all Persian Gulf access routes if coasts attacked

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran threatens to mine the Persian Gulf
#4622 Mar

Lost intelligence deputy Ahmadi and commander Shomastan to Israeli strikes

Iran Conflict 2026: Israel kills two senior IRGC commanders
#4622 Mar

Lost 300 Basij field commanders and four senior figures in one week

Iran Conflict 2026: 300 Basij commanders killed in one night
#4522 Mar

Enforced Hormuz closure as Iran linked strait to power grid

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran links Hormuz to power grid survival
#4522 Mar

Assessed as holding actual power

Iran Conflict 2026: IRGC controls Khamenei, sources say
#4521 Mar

Launched 70th attack wave

Iran Conflict 2026: IRGC fires 70th wave, commanders falling
#4420 Mar

Threatened to destroy Gulf energy, IT, and desalination infrastructure

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran threatens Gulf desalination grids
#4420 Mar

Lost over 130 naval vessels and 8,000 targets struck in 22 days

Iran Conflict 2026: CENTCOM: 8,000 targets, 130 ships in 22d
#4319 Mar

Lost its official spokesman

Iran Conflict 2026: IRGC spokesman killed in Tehran strike
#4319 Mar

Received public praise from Mojtaba Khamenei for battlefield conduct

Iran Conflict 2026: Khamenei claims victory by proxy
#4319 Mar

Threatened global tourist sites belonging to enemy nations

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran threatens tourist sites worldwide
#4319 Mar
#4319 Mar

Conducted 66th attack wave

Iran Conflict 2026: IRGC fires 66th wave in 21 days
#4218 Mar

Struck Mina Al-Ahmadi and Mina Abdullah refineries in Kuwait with drones

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran strikes Kuwait refineries
#4218 Mar

Launched second strike wave causing extensive damage at Ras Laffan, Qatar

Iran Conflict 2026: Ras Laffan struck again in second wave
#4017 Mar

Launched 61st wave of Operation True Promise 4 with multi-warhead missiles

Iran Conflict 2026: Two dead in Ramat Gan; 61st IRGC wave
#4117 Mar

Lost Intelligence Minister Khatib — third senior official killed in 48 hours

Iran Conflict 2026: Israel kills intelligence chief Khatib
#4117 Mar

Designated five named Gulf energy facilities as targets and ordered evacuation

Iran Conflict 2026: IRGC names five Gulf energy targets
#4016 Mar

Lost Ali Larijani, most senior official killed since Khamenei's death

Iran Conflict 2026: Israel kills Larijani, last negotiator
#4016 Mar

Relocated forces into civilian spaces including schools and mosques

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran army moves into schools and mosques
#3815 Mar

Struck Fujairah oil hub for the second time, suspending loading operations

Iran Conflict 2026: Fujairah oil hub struck a second time
#3815 Mar

Launched 60-plus drones at Saudi oil infrastructure in a single day

Iran Conflict 2026: Saudi intercepts 60 drones in one day
#3815 Mar

Declared advanced post-war missile stockpile unused and challenged US forces

Iran Conflict 2026: IRGC: our best missiles are still unused
#3815 Mar

Struck UAE's Shah gas field with a drone, halting operations

Iran Conflict 2026: Drone fire shuts UAE's $10bn gas field
#3715 Mar

Received Shahed drone transfers from Russia to replenish depleted stockpiles

Iran Conflict 2026: Russia supplying Iran with Shahed drones
#3614 Mar
#3614 Mar

Fired 9 ballistic missiles and 33 drones at UAE targets

Iran Conflict 2026: UAE stops full barrage; Fujairah burns
#3614 Mar

Breached Kuwait's Ahmed al-Jaber Air Base with drones, wounding three soldiers

Iran Conflict 2026: Two drones breach Kuwait base, wound 3
#3614 Mar

Struck US Embassy helipad in Baghdad, destroying an air defence system

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran missile hits US Embassy in Baghdad
#3614 Mar

Struck Prince Sultan Air Base, damaging five US aerial refuelling aircraft

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran hits five KC-135s at Saudi base
#3514 Mar

Transformed Hormuz into a pre-registered kill box, stranding 300+ vessels

Iran Conflict 2026: Navy calls Hormuz an Iranian kill box
#3813 Mar

Granted selective Hormuz passage to Indian vessels via diplomatic agreement

Iran Conflict 2026: India buys Hormuz passage, ship by ship
#3311 Mar

Struck six commercial vessels in 14 hours using missiles, mines, and drones

Iran Conflict 2026: Six ships hit from Hormuz to Basra
#3311 Mar

Deployed explosive drone boats in Hormuz for the first time directly

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran deploys drone boats in Hormuz
#3311 Mar

Maintained loyalty to new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei after succession

Iran Conflict 2026: Mojtaba speaks via proxy, unseen
#3210 Mar

Declared total blockade of Hormuz, forbidding all oil transit

Iran Conflict 2026: IRGC: not a litre through Hormuz
#3310 Mar

Supported aligned cyber group's destructive wiper attack on US medical firm

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran hackers wipe US hospital supplier
#3210 Mar

Allowed 11.7 million barrels of Iranian oil to transit Hormuz to China

Iran Conflict 2026: 11.7m barrels of Iran oil reach China
#3210 Mar

Launched declared joint operation with Hezbollah hitting 50+ Israeli targets

Iran Conflict 2026: IRGC and Hezbollah declare joint op
#318 Mar

Lost Aerospace HQ and drone command centre to Israeli strikes in Tehran

Iran Conflict 2026: IRGC Aerospace HQ struck in Tehran
#318 Mar

Launched first missile wave under new Supreme Leader at Ben Gurion Airport

Iran Conflict 2026: Mojtaba's first strike at Ben Gurion
#318 Mar

Adopted one-tonne minimum warhead doctrine for all future missile strikes

Iran Conflict 2026: IRGC adopts one-tonne minimum warhead
#318 Mar

Conducted joint naval exercises with China and Russia in the Strait of Hormuz

Iran Conflict 2026: China, Russia, Iran drill at Hormuz
#318 Mar

Granted de facto passage protection to Chinese-linked vessels in Hormuz

Iran Conflict 2026: Chinese ships pass; others are seized
#318 Mar

Provided institutional loyalty underpinning Mojtaba Khamenei's hold on power

Iran Conflict 2026: Mojtaba holds via IRGC, Russia, China
#297 Mar

Lost Quds Force Lebanon Corps commanders killed in Israeli Beirut hotel strike

Iran Conflict 2026: Israel strikes Beirut hotel, four killed
#297 Mar

Struck Kuwait International Airport fuel tanks and insurance HQ with drones

Iran Conflict 2026: Drones hit Kuwait airport fuel tanks
#307 Mar

Lost five named Quds Force Lebanon Corps commanders in Beirut hotel strike

Iran Conflict 2026: IDF names five Quds commanders killed
#307 Mar

Pressured Assembly of Experts into appointing Mojtaba Khamenei as Supreme Leader

Iran Conflict 2026: Mojtaba Khamenei named Supreme Leader
#287 Mar

Launched Kheibarshekan missiles at Israel's Haifa refinery in retaliation

Iran Conflict 2026: IRGC retaliates at Haifa refinery
#307 Mar

Pledged complete obedience to Mojtaba Khamenei within hours of appointment

Iran Conflict 2026: IRGC pledges loyalty to Mojtaba Khamenei
#267 Mar

Defied presidential ceasefire order, striking Dubai, Saudi Arabia, and Bahrain

Iran Conflict 2026: IRGC fires hours after halt order
#257 Mar

Struck Saudi Shaybah oilfield — first attack on a Gulf mega-field

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran targets Saudi Shaybah oilfield
#257 Mar

Launched record single-day barrage at UAE: 109 drones and 9 ballistic missiles

Iran Conflict 2026: 109 drones, 9 missiles: record UAE day
#267 Mar

Denied confirmed strikes on Qatar, Kuwait and Oman publicly

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran general denies confirmed strikes
#286 Mar

Struck tanker Prima by drone after it ignored Hormuz transit ban warnings

Iran Conflict 2026: IRGC drone hits tanker defying Hormuz
#286 Mar

Struck tanker Louise P with kamikaze drone, claiming US ownership as grounds

Iran Conflict 2026: IRGC drone strikes tanker Louise P
#286 Mar

Continued strikes in defiance of president's halt order via Ghalibaf's backing

Iran Conflict 2026: Ghalibaf overrules Pezeshkian on strikes
#276 Mar

Backed hardliners opposing Pezeshkian's ceasefire overtures to Gulf states

Iran Conflict 2026: Clerics call ceasefire treason
#246 Mar

Lost space command and satellite targeting infrastructure to US strikes

Iran Conflict 2026: US destroys Iran's satellite targeting
#236 Mar

Struck Bahrain's BAPCO refinery in first confirmed attack on Bahraini energy

Iran Conflict 2026: Missile hits Bahrain BAPCO refinery
#246 Mar

Targeted by Trump's direct ultimatum: defect for immunity or face death

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump offers IRGC immunity or death
#246 Mar

Struck Israeli embassy compound in Bahrain in first such diplomatic attack

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran strikes Israeli embassy in Bahrain
#236 Mar

Reduced to 10% of opening missile rate after US strikes on launch infrastructure

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran's missiles down 90% from Day 1
#236 Mar

Evacuated dozens of Quds Force officers from Beirut under Israeli targeting

Iran Conflict 2026: Dozens of IRGC officers flee Beirut
#285 Mar

Struck rescue tugboat with two missiles, killing eight crew members

Iran Conflict 2026: Eight crew killed on rescue tugboat
#275 Mar

Provided security backdrop for pro-war street demonstrations in Tehran

Iran Conflict 2026: Thousands march in Tehran under blackout
#225 Mar

Restructured into 31 autonomous provincial units under decentralised doctrine

Iran Conflict 2026: IRGC splits into 31 autonomous units
#225 Mar
#225 Mar
#225 Mar

Struck alleged US headquarters in Erbil, Kurdistan Region of Iraq

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran fires on Erbil, war enters Iraq
#215 Mar

Struck Angolan crude tanker near Kuwait, causing the conflict's first oil spill

Iran Conflict 2026: Angolan tanker hit, first war oil spill
#215 Mar

Lost Ground Forces commander Pakpour in the opening strikes on Day 1

Iran Conflict 2026: IRGC Ground Forces chief killed on Day 1
#225 Mar

Struck Nakhchivan airport in Azerbaijan — first attack outside the Persian Gulf

Iran Conflict 2026: IRGC drones strike Nakhchivan airport
#204 Mar

Targeted Al Udeid Air Base, America's largest Middle East air base, in Qatar

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran fires on Al Udeid, Gulf air hub
#204 Mar

Struck US Fifth Fleet headquarters in Manama, Bahrain

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran strikes Fifth Fleet HQ in Bahrain
#204 Mar

Designated as primary dismantlement target of expanded US war aims

Iran Conflict 2026: CENTCOM ordered to dismantle Iran regime
#204 Mar

Launched first simultaneous coordinated strike with Hezbollah on Tel Aviv and Ha

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran and Hezbollah: first joint strike
#194 Mar

Reduced missile launch rate as US strikes degraded launch infrastructure

Iran Conflict 2026: Pentagon: Iran missile rate declining
#194 Mar

Launched waves 16 and 17 of Operation True Promise 4 with shrinking salvos

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran's salvos shrink from hundreds to 40
#194 Mar

Claimed ballistic missile strike on US destroyer in the Indian Ocean

Iran Conflict 2026: IRGC: US destroyer hit in Indian Ocean
#194 Mar

Claimed destruction of US radar installation in Qatar

Iran Conflict 2026: IRGC claims US Qatar radar 'dismantled'
#174 Mar

Struck the US consulate car park in Dubai with a drone

Iran Conflict 2026: Drone hits Dubai US consulate car park
#184 Mar

Claimed 20-drone, 3-missile strike on the US consulate in Dubai

Iran Conflict 2026: IRGC: 20 drones struck Dubai consulate
#174 Mar

Operated under new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei after succession confirmed

Iran Conflict 2026: Mojtaba Khamenei named Supreme Leader
#184 Mar

Lost naval frigate IRIS Dena, sunk south of Sri Lanka

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran warship IRIS Dena sunk, Sri Lanka
#153 Mar

Struck Oman's Duqm port fuel tank for the second time while denying involvement

Iran Conflict 2026: Duqm fuel tank hit for the second time
#122 Mar

Struck the US Embassy in Riyadh with two drones in first such attack

Iran Conflict 2026: Two drones strike US Embassy in Riyadh
#122 Mar

Declared US embassies across the region valid military targets

Iran Conflict 2026: IRGC declares US embassies valid targets
#122 Mar

Fired four anti-ship ballistic missiles at USS Abraham Lincoln

Iran Conflict 2026: IRGC fires at USS Abraham Lincoln
#122 Mar

Provoked direct presidential threat by designating US embassies as targets

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump on embassy threat: 'Find out soon'
#112 Mar

Struck Ras Laffan and Mesaieed in Qatar, taking LNG infrastructure offline

Iran Conflict 2026: Drones hit Ras Laffan; Qatar LNG offline
#102 Mar

Enabled aligned Iraqi militia to open a fifth front at Baghdad airport

Iran Conflict 2026: Fifth front at Baghdad airport opens
#72 Mar

Struck tanker MKD Vyom near Hormuz, triggering engine room fire

Iran Conflict 2026: Second tanker hit; engine fire at Hormuz
#72 Mar

Struck oil tanker MV Skylight near Hormuz, injuring four crew

Iran Conflict 2026: Tanker MV Skylight hit near Hormuz
#112 Mar

Struck and shut Saudi Aramco's Ras Tanura refinery

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran strikes Saudi Ras Tanura refinery
#71 Mar

Operated outside central government control after leadership decapitation

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran FM: military acting without control
#71 Mar

Lost up to 40 senior officials to cumulative US-Israeli strikes

Iran Conflict 2026: 40 senior Iranian officials killed
#51 Mar

Deployed snipers targeting protesters' heads and torsos during crackdown

Iran Conflict 2026: Amnesty: snipers shot to kill protesters
#51 Mar

Conducted mass killing of protesters in January 2026 crackdown

Iran Conflict 2026: 36,000 dead in Iran's January crackdown
#61 Mar

Retreated or were overwhelmed in multiple provinces amid domestic unrest

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran fights two wars in the dark
#31 Mar

Lost commander Pakpour and thousands of personnel in opening US-Israeli strikes

Iran Conflict 2026: Shamkhani dead; thousands of IRGC killed
#41 Mar

Maintained US warships as legitimate targets despite nominal Hormuz reopening

Iran Conflict 2026: Hormuz open in name; US ships targeted
#41 Mar

Activated aligned Iraqi militias to enter the conflict

Iran Conflict 2026: Kataib Hezbollah declares for war
#41 Mar

Launched second wave of missiles and drones at Israel, US bases, and Gulf states

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran's second salvo hits Israel and Gulf
#228 Feb

Lost commander Pakpour in the opening US-Israeli strike wave

Iran Conflict 2026: Defence minister and IRGC chief killed