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]
| Nuclear Protection Corps | |
|---|---|
| سپاه حفاظت و امنیت هستهای | |
 Seal of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps | |
| Founded | 16 March 2022 |
| Country |  Iran |
| Role | Protect Nuclear facilities in Iran |
| Part of | Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Ahmad Haghtalab |
References
edit- ^ "IRGC forms nuclear command center". IRNA. 14 March 2022.
- ^ حقیقتنژاد, رضا (16 March 2022). "تشکیل فرماندهی سپاه هستهای؛ اطلاعات سپاه یک سنگر دیگر را هم گرفت". رادیو فردا (in Persian).
- ^ "سپاه حفاظت و امنیت هسته ای به ساختار سپاه اضافه شد". ISNA (in Persian). 2022-03-15. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
