Council for Intelligence Coordination
Iran Intelligence Community refers to 16 separate active intelligence agencies in Iran. To conduct activities, Intelligence Coordinating Council or ICC (Persian: شورای هماهنگی اطلاعات) was created which is made up of agency heads. Presence of 16 agencies was announced for the first time by the Fars News Agency in 2014.[1]
Members[]
- Ministry of Intelligence, is main intelligence organization working under government.[1]
The Fars News Agency report names four other agencies as:[1]
- Intelligence Organization of the Revolutionary Guards
An illustration published alongside the article, reveals insignia of other agencies as:[2]
- Cyber Police
- General Security and Intelligence Police
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b c Bahmani, Arash (25 October 2014). "Announced for the First Time: Iran Has 16 Intelligence Agencies". Rooz Online. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
- ^ Haghighatnejad, Reza (17 October 2014). "Iran Intelligence Revelations: How Khamenei Wields Power". Iran Wire. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
Categories:
- Intelligence communities
- Iranian intelligence agencies
- Iranian security organisations
- Iranian military stubs