The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was formed as a militant body to serve the new Islamic leadership in Iran because the leadership distrusted the Western-style Iranian Army.

Authors

• Person: Not available Organization: Alexander Hamilton Society
  Iran's Proxy Strategy and the Extent of Surrogate Autonomy - AHS

Sources

• Iran's Proxy Strategy and the Extent of Surrogate Autonomy - AHS alexanderhamiltonsociety.org Alexander Hamilton Society via serper

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• Iran location
• Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps entity