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War

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard demands US and Israel leave region

Source: Al Jazeera · 22 Sep 2026, 00:00 UTC
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard demands US and Israel leave region
Image: Al Jazeera · original report

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says the United States and Israel must accept the region’s freedom from what it called their “vile and criminal presence”. Al Jazeera reports the statement in a live update on the Iran war. The available material does not provide the timing, location or response to the declaration.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has said the United States and Israel must withdraw from the region, Al Jazeera reports. The IRGC said the two countries “must accept the region’s freedom from their vile and criminal presence”. The statement was reported in Al Jazeera’s live coverage of the Iran war.

The supplied material does not explain what prompted the declaration or identify the official who made it. It also does not specify whether the demand was directed at a particular military operation, country or set of forces. No response from the US or Israel is included.

The available account gives the IRGC’s position but provides no information about any diplomatic or military steps that followed, and no details about the wider situation referenced in the live update.

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