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- Official name: Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), or Pasdaran
- Formed: 1979 by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
- Approx. 125,000 active troopsBBC News: Profile: Iran's Revolutionary Guards
- General Mohammad Hejazi said there were a total of 11,000,000 members in the Basij branch in 2005GlobalSecurity.org: Niruyeh Moghavemat Basij
- Commander-in-chief: Mohammad Ali JafariBBC News: Profile: Iran's Revolutionary Guards
- In 2007, the United States called the IRGC a terrorist organizationU.S. Department of the Treasury: Fact Sheet: Designation of Iranian Entities...
- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was once in the IRGC
- Includes ground forces, navy, air force, intelligence and special forces
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Iran's Revolutionary Guards are the military force of Iran that was formed after the Islamic Revolution of the late 1970s. It is a separate entity from the regular army of Iran.
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Criticism from the United States
The United States Government has been critical of Iran's Revolutionary Guards for a number of reasons. One is the IRGC's apparent involvement with training and aiding Hezbolla, a group the United States has accused of terrorist activities.Jane's Security News: Group Profile: Hizbullah Another source of criticism comes from U.S. accusations that the IRGC is secretly involved with aiding insurgents in the Iraq War.The Guardian: Iran's secret plan for summer offensive to force US out of Iraq
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Iran's Revolutionary Guards Questions
What's the difference between the Basiji and the Revolutionary Guard? 1 AnswerThe Basij — also Bassij or Bache Jarghi, or Persian: بسيج is a paramilitary force founded by the order of the Ayatollah Khomeini in November 1979. The Basij are... read more
Will Russia impose sanctions against Iran? 1 AnswerWell Russia alone cannot impose sanctions against Iran. It can withdraw the current trades in between both countries. To impose sanctions all the Vito countrie... read more
Did Israel promise not to strike Iran? 1 AnswerIsrael has stated that it would never attack Iran with the goal of the Iranian people themselves being the target, nor of their government being the specific ta... read more
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Iran's Revolutionary Guards Timeline
- 1979: The IRG are formed as a force of the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
- 1980: During the Iran-Iraq War, the IRG become a regular military unit
- 1982: The IRG organize Operation Ramadan utilizing human wave attacks
- 1982: IRG troops take a role in the Lebanese Civil War
- 1982: IRG troops aid Lebanon in the 1982 Lebanon War
- 2004: June 21, The IRGC Navy captures 6 Royal Marines and 2 Royal Navy sailors
- 2006: A plane crash leaves IRG Senior Commanders dead
- 2007: March 23, The IRGC Navy captures 15 Royal Navy personnel and hold them for 12 days
- 2007: August, The United States officially considers designating the IRGC a terrorist organization
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