Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

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branch of armed forces military organization

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is a powerful branch of Iran’s armed forces, created after the 1979 revolution, that wields significant military, political, and economic influence both inside Iran and across the region.

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All labels observed (12)

Label Occurrences
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps canonical 14
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy 4
Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps 3

Statements (64)

Predicate Object
instanceOf branch of armed forces ⓘ
military organization ⓘ
controls large parts of Iran’s missile arsenal ⓘ
country Iran ⓘ
dateFounded 1979 ⓘ
designatedAs Foreign Terrorist Organization by United States ⓘ
designatedBy United States Department of State ⓘ
designationDate 2019-04-08 ⓘ
distinctFrom Islamic Republic of Iran Army ⓘ
surface form: Artesh
economicActivity banking and finance ⓘ
construction sector ⓘ
energy sector ⓘ
smuggling and black market (alleged) ⓘ
telecommunications sector ⓘ
foundedAfterEvent Iranian Revolution ⓘ
foundedBy Ruhollah Khomeini ⓘ
hasBranch Basij ⓘ
IRGC Aerospace Force ⓘ
IRGC Ground Forces ⓘ
IRGC Intelligence Organization ⓘ
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: IRGC Navy

Khatam al-Anbiya Construction Headquarters ⓘ
Quds Force ⓘ
hasEconomicArm Khatam al-Anbiya Construction Headquarters ⓘ
hasMediaOutlet Fars News Agency ⓘ
Tasnim News Agency ⓘ
hasMissileProgramRole ballistic missile development ⓘ
hasParamilitaryWing Basij ⓘ
hasRankStructureSimilarTo regular Iranian military ⓘ
hasSpecialOperationsUnit Quds Force ⓘ
headquartersLocation Tehran ⓘ
ideology Islamism ⓘ
Shia Islam ⓘ
Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist ⓘ
surface form: Velayat-e Faqih
influences Iranian domestic politics ⓘ
Iranian economy ⓘ
Iranian foreign policy ⓘ
involvedInConflict Iran–Iraq War ⓘ
Iraq conflict after 2003 ⓘ
Lebanese Civil War ⓘ
surface form: Lebanese Civil War (late phase via proxies)

Syrian Civil War ⓘ
surface form: Syrian civil war

Yemeni Civil War ⓘ
surface form: Yemeni civil war
legalBasis Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ
loyalTo Supreme Leader of Iran ⓘ
motto Guardians of the Islamic Revolution ⓘ
nativeName Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی
nativeNameLanguage Persian ⓘ
partOf Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ
primaryRole defend Islamic Revolution ⓘ
external operations ⓘ
internal security ⓘ
protect Islamic Republic system ⓘ
recruitsFrom Iranian citizens ⓘ
shortName Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: IRGC

Sepah ⓘ
supportsOrganization Hamas ⓘ
Hezbollah ⓘ
Houthi movement ⓘ
surface form: Houthis

Iraqi Shia militias ⓘ
Palestinian Islamic Jihad ⓘ
trainingFocus asymmetric warfare ⓘ
ideological indoctrination ⓘ
unconventional warfare ⓘ
usesSymbol IRGC emblem ⓘ

Referenced by (32)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Iranian Kurdish conflict → involvesOrganization → Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ⓘ
Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act → targetsSector → Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ⓘ
this entity surface form: Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Rahbar → overseesBody → Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ⓘ
Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran → hasBranch → Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ⓘ
Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran → hasServiceBranch → Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ⓘ
this entity surface form: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Ground Forces
Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran → hasServiceBranch → Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ⓘ
this entity surface form: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy
Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran → hasServiceBranch → Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ⓘ
this entity surface form: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force
Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran → hasServiceBranch → Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quds Force
Sacred Defense → associatedWith → Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ⓘ
Operation Ramadan → militaryBranch → Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ⓘ
Operation Karbala-5 → involvedForce → Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ⓘ
Tanker War → conflictSide → Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ⓘ
this entity surface form: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy
Cultural Revolution in Iran → organizer → Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ⓘ
Houthi movement → supportedBy → Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ⓘ
this entity surface form: Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps
Iranian Air Force → distinctFrom → Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ⓘ
subject surface form: Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force
this entity surface form: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force
Bandar Abbas → hasMilitaryPresence → Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ⓘ
this entity surface form: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy
Iran-led regional axis → coordinatedBy → Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ⓘ
Iran-led regional axis → coordinatedBy → Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ⓘ
this entity surface form: IRGC Quds Force
The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon → trainingSupportFrom → Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ⓘ
subject surface form: Islamic Resistance in Lebanon
Revolutionary Courts of Iran → associatedWith → Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ⓘ
Supreme Leadership of Iran → hasPowerOver → Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ⓘ
Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan → conflictWith → Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ⓘ
Kurdistan Free Life Party → armedConflictWith → Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ⓘ
this entity surface form: Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps
Law Enforcement Command of the Islamic Republic of Iran → distinctFrom → Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ⓘ
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps → shortName → Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: IRGC
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps → nativeName → Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps → hasBranch → Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: IRGC Navy
Battle of Khorramshahr → involves → Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ⓘ
this entity surface form: Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps
Larak Island → hasMilitaryPresence → Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ⓘ
this entity surface form: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy
Public Law 115-44 → imposesSanctionsOn → Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ⓘ
this entity surface form: Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Battle of Al-Faw → involvedForce → Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ⓘ
Imperial Iranian Army → mainOppositionGroup → Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ⓘ
this entity surface form: Islamic revolutionary forces