Tasnim The Ilyushin transport aircraft in the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps possession have been adapted to carry out aerial firefighting operations, a senior IRGC commander said, noting that the task has been fully performed by local experts. In an interview with Tasnim, General Shamseddin Farzadipoor, commander of aerial operation of the IRGC ...

FNA - A senior commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force said Iran positively responded to Iraq's demand to supply the country with Sukhoi 25 fighter jets and train the Iraqi pilots for anti-ISIL missions when it was asked by Baghdad few years ago. "The ISIL presence in Iraq and its rapid occupation of Iraqi cities ...

IRNA Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force commander in charge of the fire fighting operation said the blaze in Iraqi part of Hoor Al-Azim, that is extended to southwestern Iran, has been contained. 'The force has been struggling with the fire in Hoor Al-Azim since July 18, with two helicopters equipped for fire fighting,...