Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs written question – answered am ar 17 Gorffennaf 2013.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of links between the Iranian Government and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is a military force created to defend the principles of the Islamic Revolution. It sits alongside Iran's regular military under a combined command structure of which the Supreme Leader is Commander-in-Chief. It has significant political, defence, and economic links and influence. Many politicians and officials are serving or former IRGC members. The most senior IRGC commanders have particularly close contact with the Supreme Leader.
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No1 person thinks not
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