Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy
نیروی دریایی سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی
Founded	17 September 1985
Country	Iran
Type	Navy, maritime land force
Role	Naval warfare, amphibious warfare
Size	+20,000 (2020)
Part of	Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Headquarters	Tehran; Bandar Abbas
Fleet	c. 126 surface warfare vessels; 5 amphibious vessels; 3 auxiliary ships; 3,000–5,000 speedboats;
Engagements	Iran–Iraq War; • Bridgeton incident; 2004 arrest of Royal Navy personnel; 2007 arrest of Royal Navy personnel; 2008 stand-off with U.S. warships; 2015 seizure of Maersk Tigris; 2016 arrest of U.S. Navy personnel; 2019 seizure of Stena Impero;
Commanders
Current; commander	Commodore Alireza Tangsiri
Insignia
Ensign
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The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN; Persian: نیروی دریایی سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی, romanized: niru-ye daryâyi-e sepâh-e pâsdârân-e enghelâb-e eslâmi; officially abbreviated in Persian as NEDSA and also known as the Sepah Navy) is the naval warfare service of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps founded in 1985, and one of the two maritime forces of Iran, parallel to the conventional Islamic Republic of Iran Navy. The IRGC has been designated as a terrorist organization by the governments of Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the United States. IRGC's Navy has steadily improved its capabilities to support unconventional warfare and defend Iran's offshore facilities, coastlines, and islands in the Persian Gulf.

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