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Iranian special external operations force (established 1988)
The Quds Force (Persian: نیروی قدس, romanized: niru-ye qods, lit. 'The Jerusalem Force') is one of five branches of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Quds_Force
Iranian senior military officer
deputy commander of Quds Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) since April 2021. Fallahzadeh served as the IRGC Quds Force's deputy for coordination
Mohammad_Reza_Fallahzadeh
Retrieved 9 April 2026. Fabian, Emanuel (3 March 2026). "Top member of Iran's Quds Force killed in Navy strike in Beirut yesterday, IDF says". The Times of Israel
List of Iranian officials killed during the 2026 Iran war
List_of_Iranian_officials_killed_during_the_2026_Iran_war
Iranian general, commander of Quds Force (born 1957)
the IRGC Quds Force, an elite special operations force responsible for extraterritorial operations. Qaani succeeded Qasem Soleimani as Quds Force commander
Esmail_Qaani
Military organization in Iran
It consists of five service branches: Ground Forces, Aerospace Force, Navy, Quds Force, and Basij. It is led by a commander-in-chief, who is appointed
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Islamic_Revolutionary_Guard_Corps
Iranian military officer (1957–2020)
was an Iranian military officer who served as the 2nd commander of the Quds Force from March 1998 until his assassination by the United States in January
Qasem_Soleimani
Update Special Report, March 19, 2026". AFP (2 March 2026). "Iranian Quds Force warns, 'The enemy will no longer be safe anywhere, not even home'". The
2026_Iran_war_order_of_battle
Iran-led military coalition in West Asia
carried out direct attacks on United States troops in Iraq. Through the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the Iranian government had been
Axis_of_Resistance
Aerospace force (Alternate flag) Flag of the IRGC Navy Flag of the IRGC Navy (Alternate flag) Flag of the IRGC Quds Force Flag of the IRGC Quds Force (Alternate
Flags of the Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces
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Iranian political
regime-backed militias in Iraq, and by Sky News Arabia as a defector from the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Rajabi has been described
Jaber_Rajabi
Combined military forces of Iran
It operates its own ground, naval, and air units, as well as the elite Quds Force, which is responsible for extraterritorial operations. The IRGC functions
Iranian_Armed_Forces
Aerospace service branch of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
presented as an improved variant of Iran's Haj Qassem series, named after Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani. Iranian officials state the Qassem Bassir
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force
Islamic_Revolutionary_Guard_Corps_Aerospace_Force
Ongoing conflict in the Middle East
"Israeli Navy Killed 5 Senior Quds Force IRGC Commanders in Beirut Hotel". The Media Line. 8 March 2026. "Senior Quds Force commander killed, IDF says"
2026_Lebanon_war
(September 1993). "The Pasdaran: institutionalization of revolutionary armed force". Iranian Studies. 26 (3–4): 389–402. doi:10.1080/00210869308701809. "Khamenei
List of commanders of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
List_of_commanders_of_the_Islamic_Revolutionary_Guard_Corps
Iranian ballistic missile
presented as an improved variant of Iran’s Haj Qassem series, named after Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani. Iranian officials state the Qassem Bassir
Qassem_Bassir
2024 Israeli airstrike in Syria
(IRGC). Quds Force commander in Syria and Lebanon Mohammad Reza Zahedi was the attack's target and was killed in it. The IRGC and its Quds Force are recognized
Israeli airstrike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus
Israeli_airstrike_on_the_Iranian_consulate_in_Damascus
Special operations unit of Hezbollah
Hezbollah’s territorial units, and established with the assistance of the IRGC Quds Force. Under the command of senior Hezbollah militant leader Imad Mughniyeh
Radwan_Force
2020 assassination in Baghdad, Iraq
Iraqi prime minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi. Soleimani was commander of the Quds Force, one of five branches of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)
Assassination of Qasem Soleimani
Assassination_of_Qasem_Soleimani
Iranian military officer (born 1958)
he was appointed commander of the IRGC's extraterritorial unit, the Quds Force. He was the minister of defense under Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from 3 September
Ahmad_Vahidi
Failed assassination attempt in the U.S.
in Iran's Quds Force, the special-operations unit of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The U.S. Government alleged that the Quds Force "conducts
2011 alleged Iran assassination plot
2011_alleged_Iran_assassination_plot
American action thriller television series
Edwards' wife. Pablo Schreiber as Hank "Dash" Dashnaw, a former Delta Force soldier turned CIA/SAC Ground Branch operator, Edwards' friend. Eric Colvin
The_Terminal_List:_Dark_Wolf
Country in West Asia
Defence Force, Air Force, and Navy; the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which consists of the Ground Forces, Aerospace Force, Navy, Quds Force, and Basij;
Iran
Shia Islamist organization in Yemen
3800 has provided the Houthis training and strategic assistance. Iran's Quds Force has smuggled weapons to the Houthis since 2009, mainly using dhows and
Houthis
Iranian military officer (born c. 1957)
Iranian military officer who serves as a high-ranking commander of the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Shahlaei is classified by the
Abdolreza_Shahlaei
Agency which was later removed from its website, the deputy head of Iran's Quds Force said that it had provided combat troops to support Syrian military operations
Iranian intervention in the Syrian civil war
Iranian_intervention_in_the_Syrian_civil_war
Soleimani, commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' elite Quds Force, and Imad Mughniyeh, chief of military operations for Hezbollah, oversaw
Iranian_support_for_Hamas
Aerial service branch of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army
The Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF; Persian: نیروی هوایی ارتش جمهوری اسلامی ایران, romanized: Niruye Havâyiye Arteše Jomhuriye Eslâmiye Irân)
Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force
Islamic_Republic_of_Iran_Air_Force
Iranian general (died 2024)
Omidvar (Persian: حجت الله امیدوار), was an Iranian general and head of the Quds Force intelligence unit in Syria. He was killed in Damascus by an Israeli airstrike
Sadegh_Omidzadeh
Iran-related controversy
against Western targets in the regions. Its special operations unit, the Quds Force, is known to provide arms, training, and financial support to militias
Iran and state-sponsored terrorism
Iran_and_state-sponsored_terrorism
SPC–PLC clashes in Yemen
across the Tihamah, the plains of Yemen's Red Sea coast, was led by IRGC Quds Force officer Abdolreza Shahlaei. There are reportedly hundreds of IRGC officers
2026_Yemen_offensives
Iranian military officer (1964–2025)
the Palestine Corps' of the IRGC's Quds Force. From the late 2010s, he headed the "Palestine Corps" of the Quds Force, through which Iran provided funding
Saeed_Izadi
Military and covert operations conducted outside Iran
primarily carried out by Unit 840 of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force (IRGC-QF), supported by the Ministry of Intelligence, and affiliated proxy
Iranian_external_operations
Military unit
IRGC Ground, Air and Sea forces. Together with the Quds Force operatives and the Sepah Navy Special Force marines, they are considered the elite, top tier
Saberin_Takavar_Brigade
Yemeni military officer (born 1977)
Houthis and Iran and Hezbollah, having held close ties to the Iranian Quds Force leader Qasem Soleimani. He is seen as a possible successor to al-Houthi
Yusuf_al-Madani
Coalition designation for Iraqi paramilitary groups
USA states these groups are funded, trained, and armed by the Iranian Quds Force, part of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). According to the
Special_Groups_(Iraq)
ten belonging to the Ministry of Intelligence and one belonging to the Quds Force. Later attacks hit the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting headquarters
Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war
Special operations unit
eventually killed by US forces; the Karbala memo also indicated that Iran's Quds Force approved the attack. There were memos about attacks on British forces
Joint Special Operations Command Task Force in the Iraq War
Joint_Special_Operations_Command_Task_Force_in_the_Iraq_War
Daughter of Qassem Soleimani
the youngest daughter of Qasem Soleimani, the former commander of the Quds Force of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). She studied political
Zeinab_Soleimani
Shia Iraqi militia
the sectarian conflict". KSS is funded, trained and equipped by IRGC's Quds Force and Hezbollah. The group has been described as an Iranian proxy, and is
Kata'ib_Sayyid_ul-Shuhada
Iranian brigadier general (died 2024)
2024, he had become an officer in the IRGC's special force for external operations, the Quds Force and was serving as an Iranian military advisor to Syria
Kioumars_Pourhashemi
Surface-to-surface missile
the Quds Force, its design was primarily produced and exported as part of the Palestinian rocket arsenal, of which its primary user is the Al-Quds Brigades
Badr-3
Iranian petrochemical company
Marun directly into the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the IRGC-Quds Force. Iran portal Energy portal National Iranian Petrochemical Company PADJAM
Marun_petrochemical_company
2018 confrontation between Israel and Iran
and Iranian forces in Syria, including threats by the leader of Iran's Quds Force in Syria, Qasem Soleimani, to attack Israel. The incidents also came just
Operation_House_of_Cards
of conflicts involving the Quds Force, part of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The unit is a special force responsible for extraterritorial
List of wars and battles involving the Quds Force
List_of_wars_and_battles_involving_the_Quds_Force
Iranian brigadier general (born 1963)
Quds Headquarters, Achieves the Rank of Brigadier General]. Konarsandal.ir (in Persian). A candid conversation with the commander of the Quds Force headquarters
Mohammad_Marani
Government in Tehran to the Government of Iraq. The ambassador is nominated by Quds Force. 33°19′25″N 44°23′51″E / 33.323539°N 44.397469°E / 33.323539; 44.397469
List of ambassadors of Iran to Iraq
List_of_ambassadors_of_Iran_to_Iraq
Lebanese militant (1969–2026)
forces. Daqduq was sent to Iraq in 2005 to help Hezbollah and the Iranian Quds Force train Iraqi fighters against Western coalition forces in the country,
Ali_Musa_Daqduq
of the Role of Iran's Quds Force in Africa". Emirates Policy Center. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. The Quds Force has been working with
List_of_wars_involving_Iran
material support from the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps's Quds Force. Iran denies these claims. Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq ("League of the Righteous")
Iranian intervention in Iraq (2014–present)
Iranian_intervention_in_Iraq_(2014–present)
American businessman and government official (born 1962)
were imposed in 2024 due to reported changes in behavior related to the Quds Force. On August 7, the Treasury Department imposed new sanctions on two crypto
Scott_Bessent
Iranian politician and military commander (born 1954)
as well as the Ramazan Headquarters, which formed the basis for the Quds Force, the IRGC’s foreign branch that conducts asymmetric warfare outside of
Mohammad_Bagher_Zolghadr
Iranian warship class, commissioned 2022
military officer, who was the commander of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force from 1998, until he was assassinated on 3 January 2020 by the United States
Shahid Soleimani-class corvette
Shahid_Soleimani-class_corvette
Casualties of 2025 armed conflict
drone unit commander Taher Pour. The New York Times reported the death of Quds Force commander Esmail Qaani, although Israel believes that he is still alive
Casualties of the Twelve-Day War
Casualties_of_the_Twelve-Day_War
Shia Afghan militia
Fatemiyoun's command structure was taken over by the IRGC's Quds Force. As of July 2018, at least 18 Quds Force officers have died in Syria alongside Liwa Fatemiyoun
Liwa_Fatemiyoun
Iraqi military commander (1954–2020)
Mobilization Forces, have been reported to have close links to the IRGC's Quds Force. Al-Muhandis was held responsible for planning the attack on the American
Abu_Mahdi_al-Muhandis
Indirect conflict between Iran and Saudi Arabia
killed multiple passengers, including Iranian Major general and IRGC Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani and Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces commander
Iran–Saudi_Arabia_proxy_war
Military commander in Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (1956–2021)
Guards Corps. On 3 January 2020, he became the Deputy Commander of the Quds Force, by decree of the Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei.[citation needed] It is
Mohammad_Hejazi
2025 war in West Asia
officials through an emergency hatch. The IDF hit the command center of the Quds Force in Tehran. Iran International reported explosions were heard in the vicinity
Twelve-Day_War
current head of Unit 340 of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force and was the fifth president of the Iranian Space Agency (ISA) to have
Hamid_Fazeli
Iranian medium-range hypersonic missile
Ground Forces Navy Air Force Air Defense Force Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Ground Forces Navy Aerospace Force Quds Force Basij Police Command Prevention
Fattah-2
Shia Islamist paramilitary group in Iraq
the Quds Force of the IRGC and a former member of the Badr Organization — was the first commander of KH. The group is directly subordinate to the Quds Force
Kata'ib_Hezbollah
Islamic State branch in Central Asia, Iran, and Northwest Pakistan
in Kerman, Iran, during a procession mourning the US assassination of Quds Force leader Qasem Soleimani, killing 94. In March 2024, four Tajik ISIS–K gunmen
Islamic State – Khorasan Province
Islamic_State_–_Khorasan_Province
Iranian-backed Iraqi paramilitary umbrella group
Shiite groups of the Iraqi insurgency, supported and funded by the Iranian Quds Force, as opposed to Ba'athist loyalist or radical Sunni Salafi jihadist insurgents
Popular_Mobilization_Forces
2013 novel by Mark Greaney
the Iranian Quds Force in Beirut, Lebanon and offers to assassinate Israeli prime minister Ehud Kalb. Skeptical about his identity, the Quds officer tasks
Dead_Eye_(novel)
Iranian military officer (1960–2024)
previously commanded the IRGC Aerospace Force and the IRGC Ground Forces, and was commanding the Quds Force Unit 18000 [fa] in Lebanon and Syria at the
Mohammad_Reza_Zahedi
Iranian military officer (1964–2026)
was not related to Qasem Soleimani, the former commander of the IRGC's Quds Force "Leader appoints deputy Chief-of-Staff, Basij commander". Mehr News Agency
Gholamreza_Soleimani
Israeli airstrike in Beirut, Lebanon
of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and commander of the Quds Force in Lebanon. Earlier in September, some of Hezbollah's most severe setbacks
2024 Hezbollah headquarters strike
2024_Hezbollah_headquarters_strike
of the Role of Iran's Quds Force in Africa". Emirates Policy Center. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. The Quds Force has been working with
List_of_wars:_1990–2002
US Army special operations force missions
captured five Iranians from the Quds Force in Irbil, thereby establishing their connection to the insurgency. Delta Force operators also killed the alleged
List of operations conducted by Delta Force
List_of_operations_conducted_by_Delta_Force
Period of escalations in the Middle East
killed an Iranian general of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force alongside 12 others, and the IRI attacked the Israeli city of Ashdod in
Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)
Middle_Eastern_crisis_(2023–present)
Iranian military officer (1972–2022)
Khodaei planned kidnappings and killings for an arm of the IRGC known as Quds Force Unit 840, including failed plots to kill an Israeli diplomat, an American
Hassan_Sayyad_Khodaei
Topics referred to by the same term
defunct US airline (IATA:AQ) Al-Qaeda, an Islamist militant group Al-Quds Force, a Iran special forces Automatic Qualifying conference, in North American
AQ
the banner of the "Axis of Resistance," primarily through the IRGC's Quds Force. These groups, which have fought in Syria, Iraq, and Yemen, have also
Involvement of foreign militias in the suppression of protests in Iran
Involvement_of_foreign_militias_in_the_suppression_of_protests_in_Iran
Ongoing conflict in the Horn of Africa
of the Role of Iran's Quds Force in Africa". Emirates Policy Center. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. The Quds Force has been working with
Somali Civil War (2009–present)
Somali_Civil_War_(2009–present)
Highest political and religious office in Iran
Iran's ambassadors to Arab countries, for example, are chosen by the Quds Force, which directly reports to the supreme leader. According to the constitution
Supreme_Leader_of_Iran
Iranian military personnel
Guards for 35 years. A veteran of Iran–Iraq War, Masjedi was a senior Quds Force commander and served as a top advisor to Qasem Soleimani. He was designated
Iraj_Masjedi
Airline of Iran
Mahan Air's trade licenses. The airline is affiliated with the Iranian Quds Force of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, according to the U.S. Department of
Mahan_Air
Brigadier General Sadegh Omidzadeh, an intelligence officer with the IRGC's Quds Force in Syria, along with four other IRGC officers, were reportedly killed
Hezbollah–Israel conflict (2023–present)
Hezbollah–Israel_conflict_(2023–present)
2021 novel by Mark Greaney
leading to the assassination of Iranian Quds Force commander Vahid Rajavi in a U.S. drone strike. This leads Quds agent Haz Mirza to activate his sleeper
Relentless_(Greaney_novel)
50 km from the Israeli border. The assistance provided by Iran's IRGC Quds Force under General Qasem Soleimani, Hezbollah, and Russia to the Syrian government
Iran–Israel_proxy_conflict
2023 American action thriller television series
Marine veteran who works for Jacob Keon Alexander as Javad (season 2), a Quds Force counterintelligence officer and the head of security at the Iranian Mission
The_Night_Agent
Iranian army officer (1955–2013)
was an Iranian military officer and Major General of Iran's elite IRGC Quds Force. He was a veteran of the Iran–Iraq war and head of the Iranian Committee
Hassan_Shateri
Compilation of world's military special forces
Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force Saberin Takavor Brigade 110th Salman Farsi Special Operations Brigade Sepah Navy Special Force Counter Terrorism Command
List of military special forces units
List_of_military_special_forces_units
2022 video game
of Modern Warfare II is Major Hassan Zyani (Ibrahim Renno), an Iranian Quds Force officer who is allied with the Urzik terrorist organization Al-Qatala
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022 video game)
Call_of_Duty:_Modern_Warfare_II_(2022_video_game)
Bilateral relations
Donald Trump. Soleimani was a key military leader, and head of Iran's Quds Force, a branch of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which is
Iran–United States relations during the first Trump administration
Iran–United_States_relations_during_the_first_Trump_administration
President of Argentina since 2023
month. In January 2026, Milei signed a decree officially designating the Quds Force of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization
Javier_Milei
Controversial Israeli military protocol
October 2019 the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force, Major-General Qasem Soleimani, gave an interview to Iranian state television
Hannibal_Directive
Iraqi Shi'ite paramilitary group
Syria against Sunni Islamist rebels. The group is supported by the IRGC's Quds Force, which provides the funding, weapons, and training of its members. The
Harakat_Hezbollah_al-Nujaba
in central Beirut. The IDF said it targeted militants of the Iranian Quds Force. Anti-tank missiles fired by Hezbollah militants struck Israeli armored
Timeline of the Gaza war (3 October 2025 – present)
Timeline_of_the_Gaza_war_(3_October_2025_–_present)
more active at a domestic level while at an international level, the Quds Force is the key operational group. The agency also has a wide range of Basij
Intelligence Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Intelligence_Organization_of_the_Islamic_Revolutionary_Guard_Corps
Baloch nationalist militant organization
following the reported assassination of Abdul Rauf Rigi by the IRGC’s Quds Force in Dalbandin. Pada Baloch Movement: founded in 2017.[needs update] Mohammadur
People's_Fighters_Front
Iranian actress (born 1983)
Tabnak published reports alleging that Farahani had communicated with IRGC Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani prior to his death. The reports cited statements
Golshifteh_Farahani
American spy thriller television series
Edward Holcroft as Dr. Charlie Remy, Ogletree's brother-in-law, a Delta Force operator and deep cover agent in occupied Ukraine Sergej Onopko as Dr. Koval
The_Agency_(2024_TV_series)
Head of Iraq's judiciary
secret meeting between former Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki, Iranian Quds Force commander Esmail Qaani (who was later reportedly accused of being an Israeli
Faiq_Zaidan
Islamic State offensive into Iraq in June 2014
the town. On 13 June 2014, Iraqi forces supported by elements of the Quds Force and Iranian Revolutionary Guards had gathered in the town of Samarra and
Islamic State invasion of Iraq
Islamic_State_invasion_of_Iraq
Iranian diplomat (born 1962)
Former IRGC commander: Our ambassadors in Iraq, Lebanon, and Syria are Quds Force members", AEI Critical Threats Project, with contributors Ken Hawrey and
Abbas_Araghchi
Hamas commander (1960–2010)
as the middleman in forging secret relationships between Hamas and the Quds Force in Iran. Al-Mabhouh was killed in the five-star Al Bustan Rotana Hotel
Mahmoud_al-Mabhouh
Ayatollah Khamenei appointed Naghdi as deputy director of intelligence of the Quds Force, a branch of the IRGC responsible for international operations. Naghdi
Controversies surrounding the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Controversies_surrounding_the_Islamic_Revolutionary_Guard_Corps
the original on November 9, 2012. Naylor, Sean (October 4, 2015). "Delta Force secretly killed Iranian agents in Iraq — with IEDs". New York Post. Kelley
List of assassinations by the United States
List_of_assassinations_by_the_United_States
Bilateral relations
Quds Force and 13 affiliated individuals as terrorists was signed by Argentinian president Javier Milei. In the decree it was written that "The Quds Force
Argentina–Iran_relations
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