Iran Intelligence Community refers to 16 separate active
intelligence agencies
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Iran
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. To conduct activities, Intelligence Coordinating Council or ICC ( fa, شورای هماهنگی اطلاعات) was created which is made up of agency heads. Presence of 16 agencies was announced for the first time by the
Fars News Agency in 2014.
Members
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Ministry of Intelligence, is main intelligence organization working under
government
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The
Fars News Agency report names four other agencies as:
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Intelligence Unit of the Islamic Republic Army
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Intelligence Unit of the Islamic Republic Police
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An illustration published alongside the article, reveals insignia of other agencies as:
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Intelligence Protection Organization of the Armed Forces General Headquarters
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Cyber Police
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Iranian Public Security and Intelligence Police
Intelligence and Public Security Police of NAJA ( fa, پلیس اطلاعات و امنیت عمومی ناجا, ''Polis-e Ettelâ'at-e va Amniat-e Omumi-ye Naja'') or simply Security Police ( fa, پلیس امنیت, ''Polis-e Amniat''), abbreviat ...
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Center for Investigating Organized Crime
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See also
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Parallel Intelligence Agency
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Ministry of Intelligence
References
Intelligence communities
Iranian intelligence agencies
Iranian security organisations
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