Sepah

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Sepah is the common Persian abbreviation for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, an influential military and political force in the country.

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Sepah canonical 1
سپاه 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf branch of armed forces
military organization
political actor
abbreviationLanguage Persian
alsoKnownAs IRGC
Pasdaran
associatedWithGovernment Islamic Republic of Iran
linked to: Iran
capitalOfOperatingCountry Tehran
controls Basij paramilitary forces
linked to: Basij
country Iran
engagesIn economic activities
intelligence activities
regional proxy operations
foundingEvent Iranian Revolution
foundingPurpose defend the Islamic Revolution
fullName Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
hasBranch Basij
IRGC Aerospace Force
IRGC Ground Forces
IRGC Intelligence Organization
IRGC Navy
Khatam al-Anbiya Construction Headquarters
Quds Force
hasMilitaryCapability asymmetric warfare
ballistic missiles
unconventional warfare
headquartersLocation Tehran
ideology Islamism
Velayat-e Faqih
inception 1979
influences Iranian economy
Iranian foreign policy
Iranian politics
languageOfName Persian
linked to: Persian language
legalStatus official branch of Iran’s armed forces
loyalty Supreme Leader of Iran
nativeName سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی
operatesIn Iran
Middle East
partOf Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran
primaryRole external operations
internal security
political influence
protect Islamic Republic system
religion Shia Islam
scriptOfNativeName Arabic script
shortNativeName سپاه
linked to: Sepah
typeOfAbbreviation common short form in Persian

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Sepah shortNativeName سپاه
linked to: Sepah