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Intelligence Organization of Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution


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Intelligence Organization of Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution (Persian: سازمان اطلاعات سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی‎‎) is an Iranian intelligence agency within the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution (IRGC) and part of Council for Intelligence Coordination. The Intelligence Organization of Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution was established on Khamanei's initiative in 2009.

According to Stratfor, it is as powerful as Ministry of Intelligence and possibly even more powerful than the other service. The agency appears to be more active at a domestic level while at an international level, the Quds Force is the key operational group. The agency also has a wide range of Basij informers.

Hossein Taeb is head of the agency.


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