Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps logo

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) (Persian: سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامیcode: fa is deprecated or Sepâh for short) is a military branch of the Iranian government Armed Forces. It was founded after the Iranian Revolution on April 22, 1979^[1] by order of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.^[2]

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Media

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IRGC's naval special forces of S.N.S.F. during Great Prophet IX
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Toofan MRAPs, during the Sacred Defense Parade, 2019
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Karrar main battle tank of the IRGC-GF, participating in the Great Prophet XVII military exercise
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Launch of the Qased SLV
IRIS FS313-01 Shahid Soleimani in 2022 Sacred Defence Week parade.jpg

FS313-01 Shahid Soleimani in 2022 during the Sacred Defence Week parade
IRGC Aerospace Force missiles at an IRGC exhibition in Tehran, shows Shahab-1, Shahab-2, Zolfaghar and Dezful

References

↑ staff, writer. "How was IRGC founded?". Tasnim news Agency. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
↑ IISS Military Balance 2006, Routledge for the IISS, London, 2006, p. 187

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[1] staff, writer. "How was IRGC founded?". Tasnim news Agency. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2017.

[IISS-2] IISS Military Balance 2006, Routledge for the IISS, London, 2006, p. 187

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