Iran's leaders are ordering the police and Revolutionary Guard to crack down on nationwide protests.
The IRGC is Iran's main organisation for maintaining internal security,The IRGC is now a major military, political and economic force in Iran, with more than 150,000 personnel. It has its own ground forces, navy and air force, and oversees Iran's strategic weapons.
It has an overseas arm called the Quds Force which secretly provides money, weapons, technology and training to allies throughout the Middle East.The Basij Resistance Force, formally known as the Organisation for the Mobilisation of the Oppressed, was formed in 1979 as a volunteer paramilitary organisation.
It has branches in every province and city in Iran, and within many of the country's official institutions. Its male and female members, referred to as "Basijis", are loyalists to the revolution and under the orders of the IRGC.They have been heavily involved in suppressing anti-government protests since the disputed presidential election in 2009.
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