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by dogma1138 2359 days ago
The IRGC is separate to the Iranian military.

He didn’t act based on his nations policy he set it.

The primary mandate of the Commander of the Quds Force is to export the Iranian revolution.

He isn’t a military general in any traditional manner, he sets up and commands militias around the Middle East.
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freeflight 2358 days ago
> The IRGC is separate to the Iranian military.

It's not separate, it's an official branch of the Iranian Armed Forces [0]. You are similarly off-beat with pretty much all of your other statements.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Revolutionary_Guard_Co...

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dogma1138 2358 days ago
I am not and you shouldn't rely on Wikipedia.

The IRGC is completely separate from the Iranian Military.

It is not bound to by the Iranian constitution, it is not bound to protect Iran but rather to protect the Islamic Republic, which is a completely separate entity.

The IRGC do not swear to protect the people of Iran but rather the ayatollahs.

They also do not share the same command structure exactly, the Iranian Army chief of staff is Abdolrahim Mousavi not Khamenei.

The Quds Force is also unique within the IRGC they do not report through the IRGC chain of command, hence Hossein Salami has no authority over Quds, but rather they report directly to Khamenei.

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freeflight 2353 days ago
> I am not and you shouldn't rely on Wikipedia.

I'm relying on publicly available information, if you have better information it would be common courtesy to share it, instead of merely proclaiming Wikipedia is wrong.

> The IRGC do not swear to protect the people of Iran but rather the ayatollahs.

According to that logic, not even Iranian law enforcement is there to protect the people, because that's also structured under the Military Office of the Supreme leader.

> The Quds Force is also unique within the IRGC they do not report through the IRGC chain of command, hence Hossein Salami has no authority over Quds, but rather they report directly to Khamenei.

On what do you base this interpretation? It's completely contrary to the structure of the Iranian armed forces described on Wikipedia [0].

Not to mention that you in your original comment, you called him the Commander of the Quds Force, and now you say he has no authority over them.

If you have a better source then share it, but just declaring "You shouldn't rely on Wikipedia", while offering nothing except your own words, is not exactly constructive to the discussion.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_the_Islamic_Re...

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