Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), welcomed the UK government’s decision, however long overdue, to proscribe the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), describing it as essential for regional and global peace, stability, and security.
From the very outset, the Iranian Resistance has declared the IRGC as the principal organ of coercion and repression of the religious fascism ruling Iran.
Mrs. Rajavi also expressed her appreciation for more than four decades of perseverance and efforts by members of the British Houses of Commons and Lords, particularly the members of the British Committee for Iran Freedom, in advocating the proscription of the IRGC and exposing its actions against the people of Iran.
For years, the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) and the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) have stressed the necessity of designating the IRGC as a terrorist organization and have repeatedly warned that appeasing this regime would only lead to the expansion of terrorism, warmongering, and intensified human rights violations.
The time has come to translate this designation into concrete action and, without any political or economic considerations, treat the IRGC and the clerical regime as terrorist entities. Recognizing the right of the Iranian people and the Iranian Resistance to confront the IRGC is one of the practical imperatives of the IRGC’s proscription. The international community must stand alongside the people of Iran and support their determination to dismantle the IRGC and establish freedom and democracy.
Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)
13 July 2026
Background to the IRGC’s Terrorist Designation
Over the years, the Iranian Resistance has undertaken extensive efforts to secure the designation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization, including major revelations and the publication of dozens of books documenting its terrorist activities. Some of the books published by the NCRI’s US office include:
IRAN: IRGC, the Machinery of Terrorism
Why Tehran Wants the IRGC Off the U.S. Terror List
March 2022, 20 pages
The report provides compelling evidence for why the IRGC belongs to the US Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTO) list and why Tehran persistently demands its exclusion from it.
IRAN: Exposing the Latest Terrorist Game Plan of the IRGC-Quds Force
Formation of Proxy Naval Units
February 2022, 59 pages
This book, for the first time, unveils details of how the IRGC’s Quds Force has been recruiting mercenaries for newly created, armed, and trained naval terrorist units.
IRGC’s Rising Drone Threat
A Desperate Regime’s Ploy to Project Power, Incite War
December 2021, 70 pages
This book provides details of the most important organs of production, use, and export of UAVs by the IRGC as well as 15 front companies used to provide parts.
Iran’s Emissaries of Terror
How mullahs’ embassies run the network of espionage and murder
June 2019, 208 pages
This book explains the extent to which Tehran’s embassies and diplomats are at the core of both the planning and execution of international terrorism targeting Iranian dissidents, as well as central to Tehran’s direct and proxy terrorism against other countries.
Iran Doubles Down on Terror and Turmoil
November 2018, 63 pages
This book examines the regime’s political and economic strategy, which revolves around terrorism and the physical annihilation of opponents. Failing to quell growing popular protests, Tehran has bolstered domestic suppression with blatant terrorism and intimidation.
Iran’s Ballistic Buildup
The March Toward Nuclear-Capable Missiles
May 2018, 136 pages
This manuscript surveys Iran’s missile capabilities, including the underlying organization, structure, production, and development infrastructure, as well as launch facilities and command centers. The book exposes the nexus between the regime’s missile activities and nuclear weapons program, including ties with North Korea.
Iran: Cyber Repression
How the IRGC Uses Cyberwarfare to Preserve the Theocracy
February 2018, 70 pages
This manuscript demonstrates how the Iranian regime, under the supervision and guidance of the IRGC and the Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS), has employed new cyber warfare, and tactics in a desperate attempt to counter the growing dissent inside the country.
Iran’s Nuclear Core
Uninspected Military Sites, Vital to the Nuclear Weapons Program
October 2017, 52 pages
This book details how the nuclear weapons program is at the heart of, and not parallel to, the civil nuclear program of Iran. The program has been run by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp (IRGC) since the beginning, and the main nuclear sites and nuclear research facilities have been hidden from the eyes of the United Nations nuclear watchdog.
Terrorist Training Camps in Iran
How Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Trains Foreign Fighters to Export Terrorism
June 2017, 56 pages
The book details how Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps trains foreign fighters in 15 camps in Iran to export terrorism. The IRGC has created a large directorate within its extraterritorial arm, the Quds Force, in order to expand its training of foreign mercenaries as part of the strategy to step up its meddling abroad in Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Bahrain, Afghanistan, and elsewhere.
The Rise of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards’ Financial Empire
How the Supreme Leader and the IRGC Rob the People to Fund International Terror
March 2017, 174 pages
This study shows how ownership of property in various spheres of the economy gradually shifted from the population towards a minority ruling elite comprised of the Supreme Leader’s office and the IRGC, using 14 powerhouses, and how the money ends up funding terrorism worldwide.
How Iran Fuels Syria War
Details of the IRGC Command HQ and Key Officers in Syria
November 2016, 74 pages
This book examines how the Iranian regime has effectively engaged in the military occupation of Syria by marshaling 70,000 forces, including the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and mercenaries from other countries into Syria; is paying monthly salaries to over 250,000 militias and agents to prolong the conflict; and divided the country into five zones of conflict, establishing 18 command, logistics, and operations centers.
IRAN: A Writ of Deception and Cover-up
Iranian Regime’s Secret Committee Hid Military Dimensions of its Nuclear Program
February 2016, 30 pages
The book provides details about a top-secret committee in charge of forging a response to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) regarding the Possible Military Dimensions (PMD) of Tehran’s nuclear program, including those related to the detonators called EBW (Exploding Bridge Wire), an integral part of developing an implosion-type nuclear device.
Iranian Regime’s Nuclear Duplicity
An Analysis of Tehran’s Trickery in Talks with the P5+1
January 2016, 74 pages
This book examines Iran’s behavior throughout the negotiations process in an effort to inform the current dialogue on a potential agreement. Drawing on publicly available sources and those within Iran, the book focuses on two major periods of intense negotiations with the regime: 2003-2004 and 2013-2015.
How Iran Regime Cheated the World
Tehran’s Systematic Efforts to Cover Up Its Nuclear Weapons Program
June 2014, 50 pages
The monograph discusses the Iranian regime’s report card as it relates to being transparent when addressing the international community’s concerns about the true nature and the ultimate purpose of its nuclear program.
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