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Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)
United States designates IRGC as foreign terrorist organization
Alleged activities in other countries
Albania
Bahrain
India
Israel and Palestinian Territories
Hamas
Hezbollah
Shi'ite Militias in Iraq
Kenya
Argentina
Thailand
France
Denmark
Alleged Al-Qaeda ties
1998 United States embassy bombings
USS Cole bombing
September 11
Riyadh compound bombings
Opposing view
Taliban insurgency
US court judgments
Other allegations
See also
References

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Since the Iranian Revolution in 1979, the government of Iran has been accused by several countries of training, financing, and providing weapons and safe havens for non-state militant actors, such as Hezbollah in Lebanon, Hamas in Gaza, and other Palestinian groups ( Islamic Jihad (PIJ) and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine -General Command (PFLP-GC)). These groups are designated terrorist groups by a number of countries and international bodies; however, Iran considers such groups to be "national liberation movements" with a right to self-defense in the face of Israeli military occupation. The United States State Department has also accused Iranian-backed Iraqi Shia militias of terrorism against US troops, and Iran of cyberterrorism, primarily through its Quds Force. Contents
1 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)
1.1 United States designates IRGC as foreign terrorist organization
2 Alleged activities in other countries
2.1 Albania
2.2 Bahrain
2.3 India
2.4 Israel and Palestinian Territories
2.4.1 Hamas
2.4.2 Hezbollah
2.5 Shi'ite Militias in Iraq
2.6 Kenya
2.7 Argentina
2.8 Thailand
2.9 France
2.10 Denmark
3 Alleged Al-Qaeda ties
3.1 1998 United States embassy bombings
3.2 USS Cole bombing
3.3 September 11
3.4 Riyadh compound bombings
3.5 Opposing view
4 Taliban insurgency
5 US court judgments
6 Other allegations
7 See also
8 References
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)
After the fall of the Shah in 1979, the Islamic Republic of Iran established the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to domestically promote the government's social policy. IRGC is accused of spreading its ideology in neighboring regions by training and funding "terrorist organizations". By 1986, IRGC had 350,000 members and had acquired a small naval and air force. By 1996, its ground forces numbered 100,000 and the naval forces numbered 20,000. They are believed to use the Quds Force to train Islamic militants. In 1995, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard held a conference with worldwide organizations accused of engaging in terrorism including the Japanese Red Army, the Armenian Secret Army, the Kurdistan Workers' Party, the Iraqi Da'wah Party, the Islamic Front for the Liberation of Bahrain and Hezbollah in Beirut for the sole purpose of providing training to these organizations supposedly to help in the destabilization of Gulf States and aid assistance to militants in these countries to replace the existing governments with Iran-like regimes.