Al Qods

The Islamic Republic of Iran’s Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) warfare, research & development domains is in the hands of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Chapter 3 breaks downs these Armed Forces structures, provides a comparison variation from separate intelligence reports as to personnel composition, activities, training and military inventory. There are practical, quick reference charts for military equipment to personnel. There are overviews to detailed outlines with pictures diagrams of the rocket artillery to tactical ballistic and long range missiles. Including also cruise missiles.

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) pursues missions both domestic and foreign, chief of which are to maintain the power of the Islamic Republic of Iran and to expand Iran's prestige throughout the world. This article explores the wide-ranging political and military capabilities of the IRGC, including its export of Iran's Islamic Revolution to neighboring countries; its antagonism toward Israel, Saudi Arabia, and the United States; its command of a multinational, multidivision Shia Liberation Army; and its financial support for numerous proxy terrorist groups that are active in the Greater Middle East region.

Leaders of the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany forged quasi-totalitarian regimes based on their absolutist political philosophies. Similarly, the mullahs of the Islamic Republic of Iran aspired to craft a government that was totally governed by Shia Islamic law. All three countries used their intelligence and security services to maintain control. The SS, the KGB, and the Iranian Guards arrested, imprisoned, and killed those whom they considered enemies of the state. All three services were heavily ideological. The SS expressed the principles of Adolph Hitler, and the KGB reflected the ethics of Lenin and Stalin. The Iranian Guards were built in the image of Ayatollah Khomeini and continue to hold him as the exemplar. 1 This article focuses on five points of intersections of all three services: unlimited authority to secure and maintain power for the nascent government; guarding political prisoners; controlling foreign legions; grooming tomorrow's leaders; and participating in the national economy.

Leaders of the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany forged quasi-totalitarian regimes based on their absolutist political philosophies. Similarly, the mullahs of the Islamic Republic of Iran aspired to craft a government that was totally governed by Shia Islamic law. All three countries used their intelligence and security services to maintain control. The SS, the KGB, and the Iranian Guards arrested, imprisoned, and killed those whom they considered enemies of the state. All three services were heavily ideological. The SS expressed the principles of Adolph Hitler, and the KGB reflected the ethics of Lenin and Stalin. The Iranian Guards were built in the image of Ayatollah Khomeini and continue to hold him as the exemplar. 1 This article focuses on five points of intersections of all three services: unlimited authority to secure and maintain power for the nascent government; guarding political prisoners; controlling foreign legions; grooming tomorrow's leaders; and participating in the national economy.