The IRGC has recruited, funded, and trained two key militias to fight in Syria, Iraq, and Yemen as well as Iranian Balochistan which are led by IRGC commanders and even operate from Iran.

5 days ago · The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), also called Pasdaran or Sepah, is a branch of the Iranian armed forces that is independent of Iran’s regular army.

5 days ago · Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, or IRGC, is the ideological arm of Tehran’s military, answering to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and stands accused by Western …

The IRGC is an armed force charged with defending Iran’s regime. The IRGC is composed of ground, naval, and air forces; an internal security militia (the Basij); and an external operations force, the …

5 days ago · But standing between the protesters and regime is one ruthless entity: the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps or IRGC. Who are they?

Sep 28, 2007 · Created after the 1979 revolution, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps answers directly to the Supreme Leader. The IRGC supports militant groups in Iraq, Lebanon, the Palestinian …

Aug 18, 2025 · What is the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)? Not to be confused with Iran’s traditional armed forces, the IRGC is a parallel military body formed during the Islamic Revolution in …

Jan 12, 2026 · The first members of what would later become Iran’s fearsome revolutionary guards were trained in a quiet village outside Paris.

2 days ago · While the Iranian Army is the Islamic Republic's traditional military, the IRGC is focused on ensuring Iran's "integrity," which is often interpreted as meeting Tehran's foreign objectives as...

Aug 27, 2025 · What is the IRGC and where did it come from? The IRGC was created after the 1979 Islamic Revolution, in which the Western-backed Shah of Iran was deposed by followers of Shia …