Joint

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)

سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی

Security domain
Joint
What it is
corps · service (level 3)
Founded
1979
Statutory basis
Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran, art. 150; Statute of the IRGC (1982)
Acknowledged by
Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran, art. 150 (statute)
Active headcount
150,000 (2025) estimated, low confidence
Headcount source
Wikipedia infobox, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Identifiers
factbase.org/org/D62DXM0S96 · Q271110

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