Tehran, Jan. 25 -- Iran's powerful paramilitary unit, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a force which was key in putting down recent nationwide protests in a crackdown that left thousands of people dead, is "more ready than ever, finger on the trigger," its commander said as US warships headed toward the Middle East.
Delivering the warning yesterday, IRGC commander Major General Md Pakpour, in a news report carried by Nournews - a media outlet closely linked to Iran's Supreme National Security Council - said, "The Islamic Revolutionary Guards and dear Iran stand more ready than ever, finger on the trigger, to execute the orders and directives of the Commander-in-Chief."Similarly, the IRGC affiliated Fars News has said that the theocratic ...