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‘Cut off the head of the snake’: US military says headquarters of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps destroyed in Iran | World News

insidetrack IndiaMarch 2, 2026

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1 min readUpdated: Mar 2, 2026 10:49 AM The United States military last night confirmed that it has destroyed the headquarters of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in a large-scale US strike.

The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) killed more than 1,000 Americans over the past 47 years. Yesterday, a large-scale U.S. strike cut off the head of the snake. America has the most powerful military on earth, and the IRGC no longer has a headquarters. pic.twitter.com/WdpN7JBECr
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) March 1, 2026
Sharing the video of the moment the headquarters turned into rubble, the official X handle of US Central Command stated, “The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) killed more than 1,000 Americans over the past 47 years. Yesterday, a large-scale U.S. strike cut off the head of the snake. America has the most powerful military on earth, and the IRGC no longer has a headquarters.”

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