The formation of the IRGC at the start of the Revolution was a unique phenomenon when we compare it to the other major revolutions that have taken place throughout history. In major revolutions such as the French Revolution or the Soviet Bolshevik Revolution, there were groups that stood up in the beginning of those revolutions as supporters of that revolution. But they were destructive, acted on their own, and didn’t adhere to the principles. That is not how the IRGC was! From the time it was formed, the IRGC was established under the supervision of the core of the Revolution. Its command and organization were centralized. The IRGC’s members and elements possessed religious and revolutionary values, including self-sacrifice and a continuous, jihadi presence, such as obedience and submission to the magnanimous Imam Khomeini.
Imam Khamenei
August 17, 2023
