Statement on the Designation of the Revolutionary Guard Corps

Days after Khomeini’s return, Mehdi Bazargan’s interim administration established the Pasdaran under a decree issued by Khomeini on May 5. The Pasdaran was intended to protect the Revolution and to assist the ruling clerics in the day-to-day enforcement of the new government’s Islamic codes and morality. There were other, perhaps more important, reasons for establishing the Pasdaran.

October 20, 2022 | 7:30 pm