IRGC Quds Force: Iran’s clandestine military empire
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) Quds Force is involved in destructive activities across the region Two international experts explained the threats and terrorist activities posed by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards ( IRGC ) Quds force across the Middle East. Seth G. Jones chair, director, and senior advisor to the Transnational Threats Project explained how the IRGC Quds Force is acting as the Iranian regime extraterritorial arm. “The IRGC Quds Force is Iran’s primary military actor in the Middle East. It competes with countries like the United States by training, advising, and equipping sub-state forces, including Shiite militias in Iraq , Hezbollah in Lebanon ,” Jones said in an interview “Iran’s goal with the base like in Lebanon is to improve the capabilities of its local actors,” Jones added. He continued to say that Iran has such basis in Syria , too, with the aim of bringing these actors from all over these locations for training. He also e...
