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Who is the head of the IRGC?

Who is the head of the IRGC?

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Headquarters Khatam-al Anbiya Central Headquarters, Tehran, Iran
Website sepahnews.com
Leadership
Chief Commander Maj. Gen. Hossein Salami

What is the Iranian equivalent to the CIA?

Ministry of Intelligence (Iran)

What does IRGC stand for?

Iran’s leader Ruhollah Khomeini established the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in April 1979 by decree and tasked it with safeguarding the Islamic republic that was formed after the Iranian Revolution (1978–79).

What is the name of Iran Intelligence Agency?

MOIS
MOIS | Iranian intelligence agency | Britannica.

Who is Iranian Supreme Leader?

Ali KhameneiSince 1989
Iran/Supreme leader

Who controls Iran’s military?

Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces
Commander-in-chief Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei
Minister of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics BG Amir Hatami
Minister of Interior Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli
Chief of the General Staff MG Mohammad Bagheri

Which is the most powerful secret agency?

These Are The World’s Most Powerful Intelligence Agencies

  • CIA (Central Intelligence Agency), USA –
  • RAW (Research and Analysis Wing), India –
  • Mossad, Israel –
  • ISI (Inter-Services Intelligence), Pakistan –
  • MI6 (Secret Intelligence Service), UK –
  • GRU (Main Intelligence Agency), Russia –

Does Iran have a secret police?

revolution of 1978–79 in Iran, SAVAK (Organization of National Security and Information), the Iranian secret police and intelligence service, protected the regime of the shah by arresting, torturing, and executing many dissidents.

How many Bonyads are there?

Today, there are over 100 Bonyads, and they are criticized for many of the same reasons as their predecessors.

Who is the No 1 intelligence agency in the world?

According to some experts, the ISI is the largest intelligence agency in the world in terms of total staff. While the total number has never been made public, experts estimate around 10,000 officers and staff, which does not include informants or assets.

Who rules Iran today?

The current President of Iran is Hassan Rouhani, who assumed office on August 3, 2013, after the 2013 Iranian presidential election. He succeeded Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who served 8 years in office from 2005 to 2013.

What language do they speak in Iran?

Persian
Iran/Official languages
Persian language (Farsi) and literature. Persian, known to its native Iranian speakers as Farsi, is the official language of modern day Iran, parts of Afghanistan and the central Asian republic of Tajikistan.

Is the IRGC the same as the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps?

In the US media, the force is frequently referred to interchangeably as the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps or the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ( IRGC ). The US government standard is Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, while the United Nations uses Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Who was the commander in chief of the IRGC?

Yahya Rahim Safavi, head of the IRGC since 1997, was dismissed as commander in chief of the Revolutionary Guards in August 2007. The dismissal of Safavi disrupted the balance of power in Iran to the advantage of conservatives.

Which is more important, Mois or the IRGC?

The domestic responsibilities of MOIS are more important than the foreign ones. In fact, IRGC has taken over most of the domestic security and MOIS maintained a few collateral responsibilities. For example, MOIS officers supervise the ethnical minorities from Iran and infiltrate within secret demonstrations and protests.

Is the IRGC in charge of the Persian Gulf?

Especially in the waters of the Persian Gulf, the IRGC is expected to assume control of any Iranian response to attacks on its nuclear facilities.