Skip linksSkip to ContentNavigation menuNewsMiddle EastAfricaAsiaUS & CanadaLatin AmericaEuropeAsia PacificExplainedSportOpinionVideoInteractivesOriginalsFeaturesEconomyHuman RightsClimate CrisisInvestigationsIn PicturesScience & TechnologyPodcastsTravelSponsored ContentA cargo ship sails in the Gulf towards the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on October 21, 2026 [Altaf Qadri/AP Photo] Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) threatens to invade any country that attacks it as the military shifts to an “offensive and asymmetrical” defence doctrine, according to its spokesman Hossein Mohebi. Dozens of Israeli fighter jets have carried out a training exercise along Iran’s western borders to “demonstrate strength”, according to US media reports.