Status:
Top Alert – Entity designated / sanctioned for terror, WMD and human rights violation
Also Known As:
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Electronic Warfare and Cyber Defense Organization
IRGC Jangal Organization
Country:
Iran
Reason for the color:
» The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Electronic Warfare and Cyber Defense Organization (IRGC EWCD Organization) was designated pursuant to E.O. 13606 for being owned or controlled by, or acting for or on behalf of, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which was listed in the Annex to E.O. 13606;
» The IRGC has been designated under multiple sanctions authorities, including E.O. 13553 in connection with Iran’s human rights abuses. Most recently, on October 13, 2017, the IRGC was designated pursuant to the global terrorism authority E.O. 13224 for activities in support of the IRGC-Qods Force. The IRGC EWCD Organization, which organizes and conducts training courses on behalf of the IRGC, has attempted to censor Iranians’ access to Western media;
