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The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force or Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Air and Space Force [64] (IRGCASF; Persian: نیروی هوافضای سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی, romanized: niru-ye havâfazây-e sepâh-e pâsdârân-e enghelâb-e eslâmi, officially acronymed NEHSA) [citation needed] is the ...
The "Lebanon Corps" of the IRGC was established in June 1982 when Iran sent 1,500 Revolutionary Guard commandos to the Syrian-controlled Beqaa Valley of Eastern Lebanon to fight against Israel's invasion. This force was led by IRGC Brigadier-General Hossein Dehghan (later Defense Minister) and was tasked with training members of Hezbollah.
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Research and Self-Sufficiency Jihad Organization (Persian: سازمان تحقیقات و جهادخودکفایی سپاه پاسداران) is an Iranian R&D unit institution established in 1993. According to IRGC, it was attacked in 2021. [1] [2] [3] It has buildings based in Isfahan and Tehran. [4] [5] [6 ...
Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards are likely to play a central role if the country retaliates for the assassination of its close ally Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran last week. Following are ...
Intelligence Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (Persian: سازمان اطلاعات سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی) is an Iranian intelligence agency within the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and part of Council for Intelligence Coordination. [1]
The Intelligence Protection Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (Persian: سازمان حفاظت اطلاعات سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی, Sazman-e Hefazat-e Sepah) is an Iranian intelligence agency within the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and part of Council for Intelligence Coordination. [1]
Javad Mansouri was IRGC's "first unofficial commander" [1] and acting during its "early formative phase". [2] Abbas Agha-Zamani , however is considered the "first official operational commander" and was appointed by the Commander-in-Chief. [1]
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, or Revolutionary Guards, has an estimated 190,000 personnel in five branches: Its own Navy, [35] Aerospace Force, and Ground Forces; and the Quds Force (special forces). [6] The Basij is a paramilitary volunteer force controlled by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards. Its membership is a matter of controversy.