Military in Post-Revolutionary Iran
Iran''s Revolutionary Guard Corps, also known as the ''Sepah'', has wielded considerable and increasing power in Iran in recent decades. Established in 1979 by Ayatollah Khomeini as a paramilitary organisation charged with protecting the nascent Islamic regime and countering the untrustworthy Imperial army (or ''Artesh''), the Sepah has evolved into one of the most powerful political, ideological,...
Iran''s Revolutionary Guard Corps, also known as the ''Sepah'', has wielded considerable and increasing power in Iran in recent decades. Established in 1979 by Ayatollah Khomeini as a paramilitary organisation charged with protecting the nascent Islamic regime and countering the untrustworthy Imperial army (or ''Artesh''), the Sepah has evolved into one of the most powerful political, ideological,...
