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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
World
Jonathan Yerushalmy

What is Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps?

An Iranian man holds the country's flag while participating in a ceremony at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, on August 7, 2025, to commemorate the civilians and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) generals killed during the 12-day war between Iran and Israel
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) have been accused of directing terrorist attacks overseas and has armed militant groups across the Middle East. Photograph: Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto/Shutterstock

Australia has announced that it will list Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist group, after the country’s intelligence agency determined that it had directed at least two attacks against Australia’s Jewish community.

The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, said Australia’s domestic spy agency had “credible intelligence” that attacks against a synagogue in Melbourne and Jewish restaurant in Sydney were “directed by the IRGC”.

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