What is the Iranian Revolutionary Guard?

What is the Iranian Revolutionary Guard?  

On October 9, Iran celebrates the Day of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the country's main elite unit. 

During the latest missile attack on Israeli territory on October 2, IRGC struck two Israeli air force bases and the headquarters of the Mossad intelligence service, Chief of the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Mohammad Bagheri said.

Here are the main facts about the IRGC:

◾️The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is an elite component of the Armed Forces of Iran. It was created in 1979, after the victory of the Islamic Revolution, by disparate political factions and their armed units.

◾️The special status of the Revolutionary Guards is enshrined in the Iranian Constitution. In particular, Article 150 states that the IRGC main aim is to “protect the Islamic Revolution and its gains.”

◾️The supreme commander is Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The actual leader is Lieutenant General Hossein Salami.

◾️The IRGC ...
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