Safir Arjan: IRGC Anti-Terror Team Makes Strong Showing at 2026 International Anti-Terror Exercise

IRGC Anti-terror Team Field Commander: IRGC Ground Force special units made a strong showing at the international exercise "Eurasia-Anti-Terror 2026," demonstrating their combat capability and readiness.

According to the report of Ambassador Arjan, Col. Taqvi, the field commander of the Revolutionary Guards' anti-terrorist team, stated: The special units of the Ground Forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, representing the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran, had a powerful presence and showed very good combat power and readiness in the "Eurasia-Anti-Terror 2026" international exercise.

Colonel Taqvi added: This year's exercise was conducted in three main stages and the members of the Iranian team showed a powerful presence with full team discipline in all three sections.

He added: In the first part of the exercise known as the command post, the operating forces practiced the implementation of new tactics with the planning and coordination of the command headquarters.

The field commander of the anti-terrorist team of the Revolutionary Guards said that combat and hand-to-hand combat with terrorists in urban environments are among the other stages of this exercise and added: In the third part, border clashes were carried out by using special tactics to ground criminals and terrorist groups.

According to this report, the senior commander of the international anti-terrorist exercise "Eurasia Antiterror 2026" called the authoritative presence and full preparation of the special anti-terrorist team of the Islamic Republic of Iran as one of the main foundations of the success of this exercise.

The special units of the ground forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, representing the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran, participated in the Eurasia-Anti-terror 2026 international exercise, with the aim of consolidating defense diplomacy and cohesion in curbing regional violent trends, hosted by Belarus, and at the end of this exercise, they left for our country.

Earlier, Brigadier General Pasdar Wali Mandari, the IRGC ground force's deputy for operations, said about the operational priorities of this joint exercise: The main focus is on synergy among the member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization to counter extremist actions and seriously curb violent movements, which are known as a common threat to the security of the region.

Explaining the dimensions of this exercise, he stated: This joint exercise was held with the participation of 14 member countries and subordinate committees of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and with the presence of more than 100 high-ranking military and security officials for three days from 14 to 16 October 1405 in Minsk, the capital of Belarus.

Earlier in 1404, the Islamic Republic of Iran hosted the anti-terrorism exercise of the member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization called "Sahand 2025".