Issa Tabatabaei founded al-Kawthar Charitable Association. One of the earliest emissaries of the Islamic anti-Shah movement operating in Lebanon, Tabatabaei, who represents Khamenei, is a revered figure in Hezbollah circles.
GL: Organizations
Qassem Soleimani Brigade
Bahraini newspaper Akhbar al-Khaleej reported that interior ministry investigations found that a new group backed by the IRGC, called the “Qassem Soleimani Brigade” had planned to attack several public and security structures in Bahrain
Saraya Awliya al-Dam
Awliyaa al-Dam translates into “Guardians of Blood” is an Iran-backed terrorist organization
Al-Qaeda
Islamic Republic of Iran has given a new operational headquarters to al-Qa’ida, the terrorist network with more American blood on its hands than any other. For al-Qa’ida, Iran is the new home base
IRGC Qods Force – Unit 840
Unit 840 in Syria is a relatively secretive operational unit, which is responsible, among other things, for planning and establishing terror infrastructure outside Iran against Western targets and opposition groups
Saraya Al-Mukhtar
The United States designated the Bahrain-based Saraya al-Mukhtar group as a terrorist organization, accusing it of being backed by Iran and of having plotted attacks against U.S. personnel in the Gulf Arab state
Kataib al-Imam Ali
Kataib al-Imam Ali is closely connected to older Iraqi Shia Islamist organizations, parties and militias, as well as to the Iranian Quds Force
Al-Imam Kazim Association
Al-Imam Kazim Association’s activity is scarce, it closely cooperates with Hizballah’s local branch in al-Nabi Shayth and promotes the organization’s adherence to the Iranian brand of Shiism
Reconstruction Organization of the Holy Shrines
The Reconstruction Organization of the Holy Shrines in Iraq (ROHSI) is an IRGC-QF-controlled organization based in Iran and Iraq whose leadership was appointed by the late IRGC-QF Commander Qassem Soleimani
League of the Revolutionaries
In a short video released by the newly formed “League of the Revolutionaries,” which is likely a front for another Iranian-backed group in Iraq, a masked fighter warned of future attacks on U.S. troops inside the country
Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada
The group has been described as an Iranian proxy, and is one of the original militias that formed the Popular Mobilization Forces in 2014. The group has close ties to the Badr Organization
