IRGC Hailed as ‘Strategic Asset’ on Anniversary
TEHRAN (Dispatches) – General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran on Wednesday hailed the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) as a "strategic asset” and a "defense shield” against hegemonic powers and Zionists.
"The IRGC, with its unique capabilities and courageous defense record, has proved to be a strategic asset not only for Iran, but for the Islamic resistance movement in the region,” it said in a statement on the anniversary of the IRGC establishment.
The statement touched on the enemies’ propaganda campaign against the IRGC because they see the force as a "major barrier to their anti-Iranian and anti-revolutionary policies and strategies.”
It also praised the IRGC for its leading role in supporting the Islamic resistance movement, particularly in the fight against terrorist Takfiri groups in Iraq and Syria.
The IRGC was established after the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran to defend the country against foreign threats and to safeguard the values and accomplishments of the revolution.
According to Article 150 of the Constitution, "the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, organized in the early days of the triumph of the Revolution (1979), is to be maintained so that it may continue in its role of guarding the Revolution and its achievements.”
"The scope of the duties of this Corps, and its areas of responsibility, in relation to the duties and areas of responsibility of the other Armed Forces, are to be determined by law with emphasis on brotherly cooperation and harmony among them,” it says.
"The IRGC, with its unique capabilities and courageous defense record, has proved to be a strategic asset not only for Iran, but for the Islamic resistance movement in the region,” it said in a statement on the anniversary of the IRGC establishment.
The statement touched on the enemies’ propaganda campaign against the IRGC because they see the force as a "major barrier to their anti-Iranian and anti-revolutionary policies and strategies.”
It also praised the IRGC for its leading role in supporting the Islamic resistance movement, particularly in the fight against terrorist Takfiri groups in Iraq and Syria.
The IRGC was established after the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran to defend the country against foreign threats and to safeguard the values and accomplishments of the revolution.
According to Article 150 of the Constitution, "the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, organized in the early days of the triumph of the Revolution (1979), is to be maintained so that it may continue in its role of guarding the Revolution and its achievements.”
"The scope of the duties of this Corps, and its areas of responsibility, in relation to the duties and areas of responsibility of the other Armed Forces, are to be determined by law with emphasis on brotherly cooperation and harmony among them,” it says.