Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Ground ForcesThe Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Ground Forces (Persian: نیروی زمینی سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی, romanized: Niroye Zamini Sepah Pasdaran Enghalab Eslami), acronymed NEZSA (Persian: نزسا), are the ground forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The IRGC Ground Forces are more geared towards internal disorder than the regular Iranian Army.
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace ForceAerospace service branch of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard CorpsMilitary unitThe Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force, officially known as the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Air and Space Force (IRGCASF; Persian: نیروی هوافضای سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی, romanized: niru-ye havâfazây-e sepâh-e pâsdârân-e enghelâb-e eslâmi, acronymed in Persian as NEHSA), is the strategic missile, air, and space force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
BasijThe Basij (Persian: بسیج, lit.'Mobilization'), formally Sâzmân-e Basij-e Mostaz'afin (سازمان بسیج مستضعفین, 'Organization for Mobilization of the Oppressed'), is a volunteer paramilitary organization inside the Islamic Republic of Iran and one of the five branches of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
Quds ForceThe Quds Force (Persian: نیروی قدس, romanized: niru-ye qods, lit.'The Jerusalem Force') is one of five branches of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Considered an elite unit within the IRGC, it specializes in unconventional warfare and military intelligence operations. U.S. Army General Stanley McChrystal describes the Quds Force as being analogous to a combination of the United States' CIA and the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC).
Islamic Republic of Iran ArmyThe Islamic Republic of Iran Army, commonly known as Artesh, is the conventional military force of Iran and one of Iran's two military forces, the other being the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). It is tasked to protect the territorial integrity of the country from external and internal threats and to project power. It consists of four service branches: the Ground Forces, Air Force, Navy and Air Defense Force.
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps NavyThe Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN; Persian: نیروی دریایی سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی, romanized: niru-ye daryâyi-e sepâh-e pâsdârân-e enghelâb-e eslâmi; officially abbreviated in Persian as NEDSA and also known as the Sepah Navy) is the naval warfareservice of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was founded in 1985, and one of the two maritime forces of Iran, parallel to the conventional Iranian Navy.
Iranian Armed ForcesThe Iranian Armed Forces, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces, include the Artesh, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (Sepah) and the Police Command (Faraja).
List of commanders of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard CorpsThe following individuals have been identified as commanding officers (currently or in the past) of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which is a branch of the Iranian Armed Forces.
Iranian RevolutionRevolution in Iran from 1978 to 1979Lead figuresMohammad Reza PahlaviJamshid AmouzegarJafar Sharif-EmamiGholam Reza AzhariShapour BakhtiarAbbas GharabaghiGholam Ali OveissiNasser Moghaddam Mehdi Rahimi Ruhollah KhomeiniMehdi BazarganMorteza MotahhariMahmoud TaleghaniKarim SanjabiCasualties and lossesSee Casualties of the Iranian Revolution^Regency Council was practically dissolved on 22 January 1979, when its head resigned to meet Ruhollah Khomeini.^Imperial Iranian Army revoked their allegiance to the throne and declared neutrality on 11 February 1979.
Supreme Leader of IranHighest political and religious office in IranThe supreme leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, officially styled as the leader of the Islamic Revolution or the leadership of the Islamic jurist by the Iranian Constitution, is the highest political and religious authority in Iran, taking precedence above the president who is the country's de jurehead of state.
KhomeinismPersonalFamilyDeath and state funeralBooks Islamic GovernmentTahrir al-WasilahKashf al-AsrarForty HadithIslam and RevolutionThe Greatest JihadIranian RevolutionLife in exile1963 demonstrationsContact with the United StatesReturn to Iran1st Supreme Leader of Iran1979 Islamic Republic referendumInterim Government of Iran (1979)Hostage crisisIran–Iraq WarSatanic Verses controversyLegacyKhomeinismExecution of Imam Khomeini's OrderFajr decadeHomafaran AllegianceImam Khomeini International AirportKhomeinism is a form of MasonicIslamist ideology that refers to the religious and political ideas and practices connected with Ruhollah Khomeini, the first supreme leader of Iran.
Ruhollah KhomeiniSupreme Leader of Iran from 1979 to 1989PersonalFamilyDeath and state funeralBooks Islamic GovernmentTahrir al-WasilahKashf al-AsrarForty HadithIslam and RevolutionThe Greatest JihadIranian RevolutionLife in exile1963 demonstrationsContact with the United StatesReturn to Iran1st Supreme Leader of Iran1979 Islamic Republic referendumInterim Government of Iran (1979)Hostage crisisIran–Iraq WarSatanic Verses controversyLegacyKhomeinismExecution of Imam Khomeini's OrderFajr decadeHomafaran AllegianceImam Khomeini International AirportRuhollah Mostafavi Khomeini (17 May 1900 – 3 June 1989) was an Iranian politician and Shia cleric who served as the first supreme leader of Iran from 1979 until his death in 1989.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.