IRGC Intelligence Organization

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intelligence agency security agency

The IRGC Intelligence Organization is a powerful Iranian security and intelligence agency controlled by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, responsible for internal surveillance, counterintelligence, and suppressing political dissent.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Intelligence Organization	4
IRGC Intelligence Organization canonical	2
Iranian intelligence services	1
سازمان اطلاعات سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10039134 — 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: IRGC Intelligence Organization
Context triple: [Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, hasBranch, IRGC Intelligence Organization]

A. 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.
B. Quds Force
The Quds Force is an elite unit of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps responsible for conducting foreign military, intelligence, and covert operations to advance Iranian interests abroad.
C. Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
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.
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. 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.
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: IRGC Intelligence Organization
Target entity description: The IRGC Intelligence Organization is a powerful Iranian security and intelligence agency controlled by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, responsible for internal surveillance, counterintelligence, and suppressing political dissent.

A. 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.
B. Quds Force
The Quds Force is an elite unit of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps responsible for conducting foreign military, intelligence, and covert operations to advance Iranian interests abroad.
C. Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
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.
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. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	intelligence agency ⓘ security agency ⓘ
abbreviation	SAS (Sazman-e Ettela’at-e Sepah) ⓘ
allegiance	Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ⓘ Supreme Leader of Iran ⓘ
controlledBy	Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ⓘ
coordinatesWith	Ministry of Intelligence of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ linked to: Ministry of Intelligence of Iran
country	Iran ⓘ
designatedAs	human rights violator by the European Union ⓘ human rights violator by the United States ⓘ
foundedBy	Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ⓘ
hasOperationalScope	national ⓘ
hasReputationFor	political repression ⓘ widespread surveillance ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Tehran ⓘ
ideology	Islamism ⓘ Velayat-e Faqih ⓘ linked to: Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist
jurisdiction	Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ linked to: Iran
languageOfWorkOrName	Persian ⓘ
nativeLabel	سازمان اطلاعات سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی ⓘ linked to: IRGC Intelligence Organization
notableFor	involvement in crackdowns after the 2009 Iranian presidential election ⓘ involvement in crackdowns after the 2017–2018 Iranian protests ⓘ involvement in crackdowns after the 2019–2020 Iranian protests ⓘ involvement in crackdowns after the 2022–2023 Mahsa Amini protests ⓘ role in suppressing protests in Iran ⓘ
parentOrganization	Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ⓘ
partOf	Iranian intelligence community ⓘ Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ⓘ
responsibleFor	counter-espionage ⓘ countering perceived internal threats ⓘ counterintelligence ⓘ cyber surveillance ⓘ domestic surveillance ⓘ internal security ⓘ monitoring activists ⓘ monitoring ethnic minorities ⓘ monitoring journalists ⓘ monitoring political dissent ⓘ monitoring religious minorities ⓘ monitoring students ⓘ suppression of political opposition ⓘ
sanctionedBy	Canada ⓘ European Union ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
subordinateTo	Supreme Leader of Iran ⓘ
usesMethod	cyber operations ⓘ detention ⓘ interrogation ⓘ surveillance ⓘ

How these facts were elicited