Government organizations in Iran are commonly known by one-word names (that generally denote their function) rather than acronyms or shortened versions, and the general populace universally refers to the IRGC as Sepâh ( سپاه). Since 2019, Hossein Salami has served as the IRGC's incumbent commander-in-chief. IRGC's expanded social, political, military, and economic role under Mahmoud Ahmadinejad-especially during the 2009 presidential election and the suppression of post-election protests-has led many Western analysts to argue that it has surpassed even the country's ruling clerical class in terms of political power.
In 2019, Reuters described the organization as "an industrial empire with political clout". Originating as an ideological militia, the IRGC has taken a greater role in nearly every aspect of Iranian politics and society. On 16 March 2022, it adopted a new independent branch called the "Command for the Protection and Security of Nuclear Centres" involved with Iran's nuclear programme. It operates a media arm, known as "Sepah News" within Iran. The IRGC's Basij, a paramilitary volunteer militia, has about 90,000 active personnel. The IRGC Navy is now Iran's primary force exercising operational control over the Persian Gulf. Īs of 2011, the IRGC had at least 250,000 total personnel. Currently, the IRGC is designated as a terrorist organization by Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Sweden and the United States. Most interpretations of this mandate assert that it entrusts the IRGC with preventing foreign interference in Iran, thwarting coups by the traditional military, and crushing "deviant movements" that harm the ideological legacy of the Islamic Revolution. Whereas the Iranian Army protects the country's sovereignty in a traditional capacity, the IRGC's constitutional mandate is to ensure the integrity of the Islamic Republic. It was officially established by Ruhollah Khomeini as a military branch in May 1979, in the aftermath of the Islamic Revolution. 'Army of Guardians of the Islamic Revolution'), also called Sepah or Pasdaran, is a multi-service primary branch of the Iranian Armed Forces. Iranian intervention in the Russian invasion of Ukraine Iranian intervention in Iraq (2014–present) Iranian involvement in the Syrian civil war Send us feedback about these examples.≈50,000 (2019), recruited mostly from active members of Basij
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'Farsi.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. 2023 Sung sections will be in Farsi and spoken sections in English, in a translation by Iranian American author Zara Houshmand. Deborah Sullivan Brennan, San Diego Union-Tribune, Borrero then was ejected by referee Chris Penso after taking down Mohamed Farsi and will be suspended for next Saturday’s match against Sporting Kansas City. Michael Rechtshaffen, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2023 Election materials will be available in English, Spanish, Filipino, Vietnamese and Chinese, with bilingual poll workers providing assistance in additional languages including Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Somali and the Persian tongues Farsi and Dari, Paes said. Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 12 June 2023 Set during the Holocaust, this inescapably oddball portrait of a transit camp supervisor who’s led to believe he’s being taught Farsi from a Persian prisoner who’s actually Belgian Jewish, relies heavily on a pair of strong performances that help to distract from lingering plot improbabilities.
2023 In German, French, Italian and fake Farsi with subtitles. 2023 Anatoly was also studying Farsi-an interest perhaps born of his desire to check the Ayatollah Khomeini Telegram channel for the celebratory news that the Israeli Embassy had been bombed. Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 18 Aug. Recent Examples on the Web Girls, as well as male guest workers from Central Asia-often recruited based on familiarity with Farsi spoken in Iran-also may have their passports confiscated on arrival to discourage quitting.
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