Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Military organization in the Islamic Republic of Iran
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| April 25 2025 | Paraguay designated the IRGC as a terrorist organization. |
| March 2025 | The United States reportedly requested Syria's transitional administration to designate the IRGC as a terrorist organization as a condition for partial sanctions relief. |
| July 2024 | The IRGC was suspected of attempting to assassinate former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. |
| July 2024 | IRGC Navy significantly expanded its fleet by receiving 750 new ships, dramatically increasing its maritime capabilities and potential operational reach. |
| June 19 2024 | Canada designated the IRGC as a terrorist organization under the nation's Criminal Code. |
| April 13 2024 | The IRGC, along with allies Islamic Resistance in Iraq, Hezbollah, and Ansar Allah (Houthis), launched a massive retaliatory missile and drone attack against Israel and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. This was in direct retaliation for the Israeli bombing of the Iranian embassy in Damascus on 1 April that killed two Iranian generals. The attack was the largest attempted drone strike in history, marking Iran's first direct attack on Israel in their ongoing proxy conflict and the first direct state-level attack on Israel since Iraq's 1991 missile strikes. |
| April 1 2024 | Israeli bombing of the Iranian embassy in Damascus resulted in the killing of two Iranian generals, which precipitated the IRGC's subsequent retaliatory strike on 13 April. |
| January 2024 | Successfully performed the first orbital launch of the Qaem 100 launch vehicle, placing the Soraya satellite into a 750 km orbit and setting a new altitude record for Iran. |
| 2023 | Israel seized millions of dollars in cryptocurrency belonging to Hezbollah and the Quds force of the IRGC. |
| November 2023 | Military of Islamic Emirate began creating Supreme leader-led task forces in Afghanistan, modeled after the structure of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps |
| September 2023 | The Defense Intelligence Agency reported no observations of ISIS-Core financial support to ISIS-K in this quarter. |
| September 2023 | Launched Noor-3 (Najm) satellite on a Qassed launcher, reaching a 450 kilometer orbit. The satellite weighs 24 kg and has a camera image resolution of 6 to 4.8 meters. |
| June 6 2023 | The hypersonic ballistic missile 'Fattah' was officially unveiled by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force, following previous announcements about its capabilities. |
| March 2023 | Iran is in the process of allowing women to enlist in the military for the first time since the White Revolution. |
| January 2023 | Bilal al-Sudani was killed by the United States military in a raid on his cave complex in northern Somalia. |
| 2022 | Bilal al-Sudani, a key ISIS leader overseeing the organization's presence in Africa, transferred funds to ISIS-K. |
| 2022 | Iran began supplying military drones to Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, as confirmed by U.S. reports and later acknowledged by Iran, though they denied the drones were specifically intended for the Ukraine war. |
| 2022 | Iranian drones were actively used by the Houthi movement during the Yemeni Civil War, primarily targeting Saudi targets. |
| 2022 | The IRGC Navy (IRGCN) unveiled a new white uniform, replacing its traditional green color scheme. |
| December 2022 | German authorities accused the IRGC of attempting to orchestrate attacks against synagogues in North Rhine-Westphalia and spying on the president of the Central Council of Jews in Germany. |
| November 2022 | Conducted a successful suborbital test launch of the newly unveiled Qaem-100 launch vehicle. |
| November 24 2022 | Ukrainian officials reported killing ten Iranian military personnel and threatened to target any further Iranian military presence in Ukraine, with the Institute for the Study of War assessing these troops were likely from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. |
| November 10 2022 | During the 11th anniversary of Hassan Tehrani Moghaddam's death, Iran announced the development of an advanced hypersonic ballistic missile. Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh claimed the missile can maneuver in multiple atmospheric conditions and breach advanced missile defense systems. |
| October 2022 | ISIS-Core leadership almost certainly provided direct financial support to ISIS-K and exercised control through leadership appointments and financial support. |
| October 21 2022 | White House press release revealed Iranian troops (likely Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps personnel) were in Crimea, assisting Russia in launching drone attacks against Ukrainian civilians and civilian infrastructure. |
| October 7 2022 | Canada expanded sanctions, banning 10,000 IRGC members from entering the country permanently. |
| October 3 2022 | Canada sanctioned the IRGC in reaction to the death of Mahsa Amini, targeting 9 entities and 25 individuals, including high-ranking IRGC officials. |
| March 2022 | Launched the Noor-2 military reconnaissance satellite into orbit using the Qased launch vehicle from the Shahroud Space Center. |
| March 16 2022 | The Nuclear Protection Corps was officially announced by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps following multiple sabotage incidents against Iranian nuclear facilities, establishing a dedicated unit for protecting these strategic sites. |
| March 16 2022 | The IRGC adopts a new independent branch called the 'Command for the Protection and Security of Nuclear Centres', directly involved with Iran's nuclear program. |
| 2021 | Iran's defense budget was estimated at $25.0 billion by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). |
| 2021 | Corps Intelligence directorate was accused of meddling in the Iranian presidential election, potentially interfering with the democratic process and political landscape of Iran. |
| November 22 2021 | Ismatullah Khalozai was sanctioned by the United States for providing financial support to ISIS-K on behalf of ISIS-Core leadership. |
| August 2021 | Following the NATO forces withdrawal from Afghanistan, ISIS-Core continued to directly fund ISIS-K through various transfer mechanisms. |
| March 2021 | Iran state TV showed footage of a 'missile city' with ballistic and cruise weapons along the Gulf coast. |
| February 3 2021 | The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) conducted an intelligence-based operation inside Pakistani territory to rescue two of its border guards who had been held hostage by the Jaish ul-Adl organization for two and a half years. |
| 2020 | IRGC members gave a talk to UK students that included discussion of an apocalyptic war with Jews. |
| 2020 | U.S. military command in the Middle East assessed Iran's missile forces as the largest and most diverse in the region, having achieved overmatch against regional adversaries. |
| 2020 | Reports indicated IRGC speedboat fleet had grown to between 3,000 to 5,000 vessels, with approximately 40 Boghammar or Tareq class speedboats estimated to be operational. |
| 2020 | The Military Balance published its edition estimating the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has approximately 190,000 active personnel, with control over the Basij mobilization forces and up to 40,000 active paramilitary forces. The report detailed the organization's force composition, including 150,000 Ground Force personnel, 15,000 in the Aerospace Force (controlling strategic missiles), and at least 20,000 Naval Forces personnel. |
| November 27 2020 | Top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, a senior IRGC officer and key figure in Iran's covert nuclear program, is assassinated in Tehran, reportedly by Israel's Mossad. |
| August 2020 | Iran unveiled the Haj Qasem ballistic missile, named after Qasem Soleimani who was assassinated by the US earlier that year. |
| July 2020 | The Aerospace Force claimed to have received detailed reconnaissance images of Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, captured by the Noor satellite. |
| June 2020 | Iranian admiral Hossein Khanzadi announced that Iran would soon start producing indigenous Supersonic cruise missiles equipped with turbofan engines. |
| April 2020 | The IRGC unveiled the Mostaan 110, an experimental medical device claimed to detect COVID-19, which was widely criticized as pseudoscientific. |
| April 22 2020 | IRGC Aerospace Force publicly announced its Space Command and successfully launched its first military satellite, Noor, into orbit, becoming part of an elite group of about a dozen countries with such capabilities. |
| January 2020 | Qasem Soleimani was assassinated by the United States, which later became the namesake for the Iranian ballistic missile Haj Qasem. |
| January 17 2020 | Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei defended the IRGC during a Friday sermon, acknowledging the 'bitter' tragedy of the plane downing while claiming that Iran's enemies were attempting to weaken the organization through the incident. |
| January 8 2020 | The Aerospace Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) shot down Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752, mistaking the passenger plane for a cruise missile near an IRGC base, resulting in a tragic accident. |
| January 3 2020 | Major General Qasem Soleimani was killed in a U.S. drone strike at Baghdad International Airport, along with PMF commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis. |
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