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Picture credits- https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2020/04/19/2246936/irgc-urges-us-to-respect-maritime-law-in-persian-gulfNAVIES AND THE ‘USE OF FORCE’- ANALYSING AN ENCOUNTER BETWEEN THE US NAVY AND SEAGOING FORCES OF THE ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS- PART 1
The following paragraphs constitute the first of a two-part article that seeks to analyse the sea-going forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), considered by some to a legitimate, albeit parallel, ‘navy’ of the Islamic Republic…
Image Credits: Stars and StripesNAVIES AND MARITIME MILITIA: AN UNEQUAL CONTEST
On 4th September, the USS Firebolt, a coastal patrol boat, operating in the Persian Gulf was the subject of ‘harassment’ by seven Iranian boats operated by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN). This was preceded by a series…
Image Credit- Politics NowROHINGYA CRISIS: A NEW PARADIGM FOR NAVIES
A humanitarian crisis in the Bay of Bengal has attracted international attention; over 4,000 Rohingya migrants, also referred to as the ‘boat people’, embarked on rickety vessels have been…
