Strikes come as reports indicate Iranians co-opting bases, soldiers, with IRGC head reportedly visiting Syria recently to discuss bad blood between militias and regulars

Hossein Salami declares his nation's enemies are 'helpless, incapable and hopeless in pursuing their goal'

Security officials said worried about drone or missile attacks by Tehran-backed groups in countries that border Iran; IRGC chief blames 'the Zionists' for colonel's assassination

Quds Force chief rails at 'criminal regime' as thousands of Iranians call for 'death' of Jewish state and US, burn flags; IRGC commander claims Israel sowing its own destruction

Mohsen Assadi-Lari, whose son and daughter were killed when Iran shot down Ukrainian passenger plane, says the suit targets Revolutionary Guards generals, security council chief

Anniversary events staged in hundreds of cities across the country; head of powerful Islamic Republican Guards Corps vows defense of homeland

Hossein Salami dismisses America as 'failed, fleeing and depressed,' in apparent reference to Afghanistan, calls Israel a 'small power'

Addressing pro-Palestinian rally, Hossein Salami says latest Hamas hostilities against Jewish state symbolize 'the birth of a new Palestine'

Ahead of Quds Day, Hossein Salami says recent attacks on ships show how vulnerable Israel's sea routes are; FM Zarif blasts 'apartheid regime'

Revolutionary Guards commander makes comments after reported strike on Iranian ship off Syrian coast and amid unrest in Jerusalem and on Gaza border