It is little known in Europe. Yet this force in charge of external operations for the Revolutionary Guards Corps – the Iranian regime’s paramilitary militia – is behind most of the terrorist attacks commissioned by the Islamic Republic of Iran. It is also at work in the Red Sea and the Straits of Hormuz, where its drones attack tankers and international commercial vessels. In the space of thirty years, it has woven a network of spies that operate even in European capitals, which it threatens more than ever. Here’s how it works.
Western confidential notes report an increase in the number of defections of Iranian officers, who use missions abroad to desert.