Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Islamic_Revolutionary_Guard_Corps_Navy
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:IRGCN
gptkbp:allegiance Supreme Leader of Iran
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Alireza_Tangsiri
gptkbp:country gptkb:Iran
gptkbp:distinctFrom gptkb:Islamic_Republic_of_Iran_Navy
gptkbp:emblem gptkb:IRGCN_emblem
gptkbp:fleetSize unknown (classified)
gptkbp:founded 1985
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Tehran
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Guardians_of_the_Islamic_Revolution
gptkbp:nativeName gptkb:نیروی_دریایی_سپاه_پاسداران_انقلاب_اسلامی
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:capture_of_British-flagged_Stena_Impero_(2019)
gptkb:detention_of_US_Navy_sailors_(2016)
attack on Saudi oil tankers
harassment of US Navy ships
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:ship
mines
anti-ship missiles
missile boats
midget submarines
drone boats
gptkbp:notableOperation gptkb:Iran–Iraq_War
attacks on US Navy vessels
seizure of foreign oil tankers
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Islamic_Revolutionary_Guard_Corps
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Islamic_Revolutionary_Guard_Corps
gptkbp:primaryMission conduct unconventional naval operations
defend Iranian interests in the Persian Gulf
protect Iranian oil infrastructure
gptkbp:responsibility gptkb:Caspian_Sea
gptkb:Persian_Gulf
gptkb:Strait_of_Hormuz
gptkbp:role coastal defense
maritime security
asymmetric naval warfare
gptkbp:website https://www.sepahnews.com/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Iranian_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5