Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

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branch of armed forces military organization

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is a powerful branch of Iran’s armed forces, created after the 1979 revolution, that wields significant military, political, and economic influence both inside Iran and across the region.

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All labels observed (12)

Label	Occurrences
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps canonical	14
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy	4
Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps	3
Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps	2
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force	2
IRGC	1
IRGC Navy	1
IRGC Quds Force	1
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Ground Forces	1
Islamic revolutionary forces	1
Quds Force	1
سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1836643 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Context triple: [Iranian Kurdish conflict, involvesOrganization, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps]

A. Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran
The Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran are the country’s unified military establishment, comprising the regular army, navy, air force, and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, responsible for national defense and regional power projection.
B. Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics of Iran
The Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics of Iran is the government body responsible for overseeing Iran’s military affairs, including defense policy, procurement, and logistical support for the armed forces.
C. Ministry of Intelligence of Iran
The Ministry of Intelligence of Iran is the country's primary intelligence and security agency, responsible for domestic and foreign intelligence operations, counterintelligence, and internal security.
D. Law Enforcement Command of the Islamic Republic of Iran
The Law Enforcement Command of the Islamic Republic of Iran is the country’s national police force responsible for internal security, public order, and law enforcement across Iran.
E. Iraqi Republican Guard
The Iraqi Republican Guard was an elite military force in Iraq that served as Saddam Hussein’s primary instrument of regime protection and offensive operations.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Target entity description: The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is a powerful branch of Iran’s armed forces, created after the 1979 revolution, that wields significant military, political, and economic influence both inside Iran and across the region.

A. Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran
The Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran are the country’s unified military establishment, comprising the regular army, navy, air force, and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, responsible for national defense and regional power projection.
B. Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics of Iran
The Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics of Iran is the government body responsible for overseeing Iran’s military affairs, including defense policy, procurement, and logistical support for the armed forces.
C. Ministry of Intelligence of Iran
The Ministry of Intelligence of Iran is the country's primary intelligence and security agency, responsible for domestic and foreign intelligence operations, counterintelligence, and internal security.
D. Law Enforcement Command of the Islamic Republic of Iran
The Law Enforcement Command of the Islamic Republic of Iran is the country’s national police force responsible for internal security, public order, and law enforcement across Iran.
E. Iraqi Republican Guard
The Iraqi Republican Guard was an elite military force in Iraq that served as Saddam Hussein’s primary instrument of regime protection and offensive operations.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (64)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	branch of armed forces ⓘ military organization ⓘ
controls	large parts of Iran’s missile arsenal ⓘ
country	Iran ⓘ
dateFounded	1979 ⓘ
designatedAs	Foreign Terrorist Organization by United States ⓘ
designatedBy	United States Department of State ⓘ
designationDate	2019-04-08 ⓘ
distinctFrom	Artesh ⓘ linked to: Islamic Republic of Iran Army
economicActivity	banking and finance ⓘ construction sector ⓘ energy sector ⓘ smuggling and black market (alleged) ⓘ telecommunications sector ⓘ
foundedAfterEvent	Iranian Revolution ⓘ
foundedBy	Ruhollah Khomeini ⓘ
hasBranch	Basij ⓘ IRGC Aerospace Force ⓘ IRGC Ground Forces ⓘ IRGC Intelligence Organization ⓘ IRGC Navy ⓘ linked to: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Khatam al-Anbiya Construction Headquarters ⓘ Quds Force ⓘ
hasEconomicArm	Khatam al-Anbiya Construction Headquarters ⓘ
hasMediaOutlet	Fars News Agency ⓘ Tasnim News Agency ⓘ
hasMissileProgramRole	ballistic missile development ⓘ
hasParamilitaryWing	Basij ⓘ
hasRankStructureSimilarTo	regular Iranian military ⓘ
hasSpecialOperationsUnit	Quds Force ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Tehran ⓘ
ideology	Islamism ⓘ Shia Islam ⓘ Velayat-e Faqih ⓘ linked to: Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist
influences	Iranian domestic politics ⓘ Iranian economy ⓘ Iranian foreign policy ⓘ
involvedInConflict	Iran–Iraq War ⓘ Iraq conflict after 2003 ⓘ Lebanese Civil War (late phase via proxies) ⓘ linked to: Lebanese Civil War Syrian civil war ⓘ linked to: Syrian Civil War Yemeni civil war ⓘ linked to: Yemeni Civil War
legalBasis	Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ
loyalTo	Supreme Leader of Iran ⓘ
motto	Guardians of the Islamic Revolution ⓘ
nativeName	سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی ⓘ linked to: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
nativeNameLanguage	Persian ⓘ
partOf	Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ
primaryRole	defend Islamic Revolution ⓘ external operations ⓘ internal security ⓘ protect Islamic Republic system ⓘ
recruitsFrom	Iranian citizens ⓘ
shortName	IRGC ⓘ linked to: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Sepah ⓘ
supportsOrganization	Hamas ⓘ Hezbollah ⓘ Houthis ⓘ linked to: Houthi movement Iraqi Shia militias ⓘ Palestinian Islamic Jihad ⓘ
trainingFocus	asymmetric warfare ⓘ ideological indoctrination ⓘ unconventional warfare ⓘ
usesSymbol	IRGC emblem ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Iranian Kurdish conflict → involvesOrganization → Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ⓘ

Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act → targetsSector → Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ⓘ

linked to: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

Rahbar → overseesBody → Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ⓘ

Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran → hasBranch → Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ⓘ

Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran → hasServiceBranch → Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Ground Forces ⓘ

linked to: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran → hasServiceBranch → Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy ⓘ

linked to: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran → hasServiceBranch → Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force ⓘ

linked to: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran → hasServiceBranch → Quds Force ⓘ

linked to: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

Sacred Defense → associatedWith → Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ⓘ

Operation Ramadan → militaryBranch → Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ⓘ

Operation Karbala-5 → involvedForce → Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ⓘ

Tanker War → conflictSide → Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy ⓘ

linked to: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

Cultural Revolution in Iran → organizer → Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ⓘ

Houthi movement → supportedBy → Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps ⓘ

linked to: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force → distinctFrom → Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force ⓘ

subject linked to: Iranian Air Force

linked to: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

Bandar Abbas → hasMilitaryPresence → Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy ⓘ

linked to: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

Iran-led regional axis → coordinatedBy → Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ⓘ

Iran-led regional axis → coordinatedBy → IRGC Quds Force ⓘ

linked to: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

Islamic Resistance in Lebanon → trainingSupportFrom → Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ⓘ

subject linked to: The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon

Revolutionary Courts of Iran → associatedWith → Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ⓘ

Supreme Leadership of Iran → hasPowerOver → Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ⓘ

Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan → conflictWith → Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ⓘ

Kurdistan Free Life Party → armedConflictWith → Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps ⓘ

linked to: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

Law Enforcement Command of the Islamic Republic of Iran → distinctFrom → Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ⓘ

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps → shortName → IRGC ⓘ

linked to: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps → nativeName → سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی ⓘ

linked to: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps → hasBranch → IRGC Navy ⓘ

linked to: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

Battle of Khorramshahr → involves → Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps ⓘ

linked to: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

Larak Island → hasMilitaryPresence → Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy ⓘ

linked to: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

Public Law 115-44 → imposesSanctionsOn → Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ⓘ

linked to: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

Battle of Al-Faw → involvedForce → Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ⓘ

Imperial Iranian Army → mainOppositionGroup → Islamic revolutionary forces ⓘ

linked to: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

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