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|headquarters = Tehran, Iran | |headquarters = Tehran, Iran | ||
|commanders = [[Ali Khamenei]] (''de facto'')<br>[[Hossein Salami]] (''de jure'') | |commanders = [[Ali Khamenei]] (''de facto'')<br>[[Hossein Salami]] (''de jure'') | ||
| | |Agents = [[Qasem Soleimani]]<br>[[Esmail Ghaani]]<br>[[Mohammad Reza Naqdi]] | ||
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|goals = Protect Iranian interests in other countries (ongoing)<br>Protect the Iranian political system from outside influences (ongoing) | |goals = Protect Iranian interests in other countries (ongoing)<br>Protect the Iranian political system from outside influences (ongoing) | ||
|crimes = [[Terrorism]]<br>[[War crimes]]<br>Kidnapping<br>Smuggling<br>Human rights violations<br>[[Torture]] | |crimes = [[Terrorism]]<br>[[War crimes]]<br>[[Kidnapping]]<br>Smuggling<br>Human rights violations<br>[[Torture]]<br>[[Xenophobia]]<br>[[Persecution of Christians]]<br>[[Anti-Semitism]] | ||
|type of villains = Terrorists}}{{Quote|Prepare against them whatever you are able of power.|The IRGC motto.}}The '''Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)''' is a branch of the Iranian Armed Forces, founded after the [[Iranian Revolution]] on 22 April 1979 by order of Ayatollah [[Ruhollah Khomeini]]. Whereas the Iranian Army defends Iranian borders and maintains internal order, according to the Iranian constitution, the Revolutionary Guard (''pasdaran'') is intended to protect the country's Islamic republic political system. The Revolutionary Guards state that their role in protecting the Islamic system is preventing foreign interference as well as coups by the military or "deviant movements". | |type of villains = Terrorists}} | ||
{{Quote|Prepare against them whatever you are able of power.|The IRGC motto.}} | |||
The '''Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)''' is a branch of the Iranian Armed Forces, founded after the [[Iranian Revolution]] on 22 April 1979 by order of Ayatollah [[Ruhollah Khomeini]]. Whereas the Iranian Army defends Iranian borders and maintains internal order, according to the Iranian constitution, the Revolutionary Guard (''pasdaran'') is intended to protect the country's Islamic republic political system. The Revolutionary Guards state that their role in protecting the Islamic system is preventing foreign interference as well as coups by the military or "deviant movements". | |||
The Revolutionary Guards have roughly 125,000 military personnel including ground, aerospace and naval forces. Its naval forces are now the primary forces tasked with operational control of the Persian Gulf. It also controls the paramilitary [[Basij]] militia which has about 90,000 active personnel. Its media arm is Sepah News. | The Revolutionary Guards have roughly 125,000 military personnel including ground, aerospace and naval forces. Its naval forces are now the primary forces tasked with operational control of the Persian Gulf. It also controls the paramilitary [[Basij]] militia which has about 90,000 active personnel. Its media arm is Sepah News. | ||
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From its origin as an ideologically driven militia, the IRGC has taken an ever more assertive role in virtually every aspect of Iranian society. Its part in suppressing dissent has led many analysts to describe the events surrounding the 12 June 2009 presidential election as a military coup, and the IRGC as an authoritarian military security government for which its Shiite clerical system is no more than a facade. | From its origin as an ideologically driven militia, the IRGC has taken an ever more assertive role in virtually every aspect of Iranian society. Its part in suppressing dissent has led many analysts to describe the events surrounding the 12 June 2009 presidential election as a military coup, and the IRGC as an authoritarian military security government for which its Shiite clerical system is no more than a facade. | ||
Since its establishment, IRGC has been involved in many economic and military activities among which some raised controversies. The organization has been accused of smuggling (including importing illegal alcoholic beverages, cigarettes and satellite dishes, into Iran via jetties not supervised by the Government), training and supplying [[Hezbollah]], [[Hamas]], and [[Houthis|Houthi]] fighters, and of being involved in the Iraq War. It has also been reported that some within the IRGC have been harboring senior [[Al-Qaeda]] officials in Iran, but this has never been confirmed to be true or not. | Since its establishment, IRGC has been involved in many economic and military activities among which some raised controversies. The organization has been accused of smuggling (including importing illegal alcoholic beverages, cigarettes and satellite dishes, into Iran via jetties not supervised by the Government), training and supplying [[Hezbollah]], [[Hamas]], and [[Houthis|Houthi]] fighters, and of being involved in the [[Iraq War]]. It has also been reported that some within the IRGC have been harboring senior [[Al-Qaeda]] officials in Iran, but this has never been confirmed to be true or not. | ||
In December 2009 evidence uncovered during an investigation by ''the Guardian'' newspaper and Guardian Films linked the IRGC to the kidnappings of 5 Britons from a government ministry building in Baghdad in 2007. Three of the hostages, Jason Creswell, Jason Swindlehurst and Alec Maclachlan, were killed. Alan Mcmenemy's body was never found but Peter Moore was released on 30 December 2009. The investigation uncovered evidence that Moore, 37, a computer expert from Lincoln was targeted because he was installing a system for the Iraqi Government that would show how a vast amount of international aid was diverted to Iran's militia groups in Iraq. | In December 2009 evidence uncovered during an investigation by ''the Guardian'' newspaper and Guardian Films linked the IRGC to the kidnappings of 5 Britons from a government ministry building in Baghdad in 2007. Three of the hostages, Jason Creswell, Jason Swindlehurst and Alec Maclachlan, were killed. Alan Mcmenemy's body was never found but Peter Moore was released on 30 December 2009. The investigation uncovered evidence that Moore, 37, a computer expert from Lincoln was targeted because he was installing a system for the Iraqi Government that would show how a vast amount of international aid was diverted to Iran's militia groups in Iraq. | ||
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In May 2019, the United States accused the IRGC of being "directly responsible" for an attack on commercial ships in the Gulf of Oman. Michael M. Gilday, United States director of the Joint Staff, described US intelligence attributing that the IRGC used limpet mines to attack four oil tankers anchored in the Gulf of Oman for bunkering through the Port of Fujairah. | In May 2019, the United States accused the IRGC of being "directly responsible" for an attack on commercial ships in the Gulf of Oman. Michael M. Gilday, United States director of the Joint Staff, described US intelligence attributing that the IRGC used limpet mines to attack four oil tankers anchored in the Gulf of Oman for bunkering through the Port of Fujairah. | ||
In February 2020, the IRGC shot down a commercial civilian plane. | |||
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