Top General Hails IRGC Forces as Iran’s Security Shield
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri praised the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) and said the forces have acted as a “security shield” for the country through cooperating with resistance forces in Iraq and Syria.
In a statement released on Saturday on the occasion of the anniversary of the IRGC’s establishment, Major General Baqeri said the forces have a record of playing “epic and momentous” roles in the history of the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
With the passage of nearly four decades after the establishment of the IRGC, its record proves the fact that the forces have acted as “security shield” for the Iranian nation and even the Muslim community through taking the lead in hazardous battlefields, including the eight years of the Iraqi imposed war on Iran and now through cooperating with Islamic Resistance forces in Iraq and Syria, the commander noted.
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 of the Islamic Republic of Iran, “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 an emphasis on brotherly cooperation and harmony among them.”
