Nuclear Protection and Security Corps

Nuclear Protection Corps
سپاه حفاظت و امنیت هسته‌ای
Seal of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Founded16 March 2022
(2 years ago)
 (2022-03-16)
Country Iran
RoleProtect Nuclear facilities in Iran
Part ofIslamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Commanders
Current
commander
Ahmad Haghtalab

The Nuclear Protection Corps (Persian: سپاه حفاظت و امنیت هسته‌ای) is a unit of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps tasked to protect the Iranian nuclear facilities. It was announced on March 16, 2022, after several acts of sabotage against these sites.[1][2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "IRGC forms nuclear command center". IRNA. 14 March 2022.
  2. ^ حقیقت‌نژاد, رضا (16 March 2022). "تشکیل فرماندهی سپاه هسته‌ای؛ اطلاعات سپاه یک سنگر دیگر را هم گرفت". رادیو فردا (in Persian).
  3. ^ "سپاه حفاظت و امنیت هسته ای به ساختار سپاه اضافه شد". ISNA (in Persian). 2022-03-15. Retrieved 2022-03-16.