Intelligence Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ( fa, سازمان اطلاعات سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی) is an Iranian
intelligence agency
An intelligence agency is a government agency responsible for the collection, analysis, and exploitation of information in support of law enforcement, national security, military, public safety, and foreign policy objectives.
Means of inf ...
within the
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC; fa, سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی, Sepāh-e Pāsdārān-e Enghelāb-e Eslāmi, lit=Army of Guardians of the Islamic Revolution also Sepāh or Pasdaran for short) is a branch o ...
(IRGC) and part of
Council for Intelligence Coordination Iran Intelligence Community refers to 16 separate active intelligence agencies in Iran. To conduct activities, Intelligence Coordinating Council or ICC ( fa, شورای هماهنگی اطلاعات) was created which is made up of agency heads. Pre ...
. The Intelligence Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was established on Khamanei's initiative in 2009.
According to
Stratfor
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, it is as powerful as
Ministry of Intelligence and possibly even more powerful than the other service. The agency appears to be more active at a domestic level while at an international level, the
Quds Force
The Quds Force ( fa, نیروی قدس, niru-ye qods, Jerusalem Force) is one of five branches of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) specializing in unconventional warfare and military intelligence operations. U.S. Army's Iraq War ...
is the key operational group. The agency also has a wide range of
Basij
The Basij ( fa, بسيج, lit. "The Mobilization"), Niru-ye Moghāvemat-e Basij ( fa, نیروی مقاومت بسیج, "Resistance Mobilization Force"), full name Sâzmân-e Basij-e Mostaz'afin ( fa, سازمان بسیج مستضعفین, "The ...
informers.
Senior officials
* Chairman:
Mohammad Kazemi (from 2022)
:* Deputy:
Hassan Mohaqeq Hassan, Hasan, Hassane, Haasana, Hassaan, Asan, Hassun, Hasun, Hassen, Hasson or Hasani may refer to:
People
*Hassan (given name), Arabic given name and a list of people with that given name
* Hassan (surname), Arabic, Jewish, Irish, and Scotti ...
(from 2019)
* Vice-Chairman:
Mahdi Sayyari
The Mahdi ( ar, ٱلْمَهْدِيّ, al-Mahdī, lit=the Guided) is a messianic figure in Islamic eschatology who is believed to appear at the end of times to rid the world of evil and injustice. He is said to be a descendant of Muhammad who ...
(from 2016)
See also
*
Parallel Intelligence Agency
The Parallel Intelligence Agency (''سازمان اطلاعات موازی'' lit. ''Parallel Intelligence Organization'') is an intelligence agency within the Islamic Republic of Iran made up of personnel from multiple security organizations agg ...
References
Iranian intelligence agencies
Iranian security organisations
Military intelligence agencies
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
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