DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard , a force which was key in putting down recent nationwide protests in a crackdown that left thousands dead , is “more ready than ever, finger on the trigger,” its commander said Saturday, as U.S. warships headed toward the Middle East. Nournews, a news outlet close to Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, reported on its Telegram channel that the commander, Gen. Mohammad Pakpour, warned the United States and Israel “