IRGC Red Sea threat

on July 26, 2018

War of words escalates.

IRGC commander: Red Sea no longer safe for US

A senior commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) says that the Red Sea will not be safe for the US navy.

Major General Qassem Soleimani, the commander of the IRGC’s Qods Force, a division primarily responsible for extraterritorial military operations, said the Red Sea, which was safe previously, is no longer safe for the Americans today, Tasnim news agency reported July 26.

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Source: en.trend.az

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