Iran Intelligence Community refers to 16 separate active
intelligence agencies
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Means of informati ...
in
Iran
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. To conduct activities, Intelligence Coordinating Council or ICC ( fa, شورای هماهنگی اطلاعات) was created which is made up of agency heads. Presence of 16 agencies was announced for the first time by the
Fars News Agency
The Fars News Agency is a news agency in Iran managed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), an armed wing loyal to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. While it describes itself as "Iran's leading independent news agency", it is widely descri ...
in 2014.
Members
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Ministry of Intelligence Ministry of Intelligence may refer to:
*Ministry of Intelligence (Iran)
*Ministry of Intelligence (Israel)
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, is main intelligence organization working under
government
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In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government ...
.
The
Fars News Agency
The Fars News Agency is a news agency in Iran managed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), an armed wing loyal to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. While it describes itself as "Iran's leading independent news agency", it is widely descri ...
report names four other agencies as:
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Intelligence Unit of the Islamic Republic Army
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Intelligence Unit of the Islamic Republic Police
An illustration published alongside the article, reveals insignia of other agencies as:
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The Commander-in-Chief's General Bureau for Intelligence Protection
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Intelligence Protection Organization of the Armed Forces General Headquarters
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Cyber Police
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Iranian Public Security and Intelligence Police
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Center for Investigating Organized Crime
See also
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Parallel Intelligence Agency
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Ministry of Intelligence Ministry of Intelligence may refer to:
*Ministry of Intelligence (Iran)
*Ministry of Intelligence (Israel)
The Ministry of Intelligence ( he, משרד המודיעין ''Misrad HaModi'in'') is a government ministry in Israel. It oversees polici ...
References
Intelligence communities
Iranian intelligence agencies
Iranian security organisations
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