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IRGC Qods Force

Designation status by government

Listed by the United States, the European Union and the United Kingdom; not on the UN list as of 16 Oct 2026.

  • UN Security CouncilNot on the list as of 16 Oct 2026
  • United StatesOn the list; file date 2007
  • European UnionOn the list; file date 2010
  • United KingdomOn the list; file date 2020

A designation is a government act, not an MEF finding. Each line below quotes the list and links the government’s own notice.

Listing Timeline

Listing timeline for IRGC Qods Force Earliest dated act and later amendments carried in each list file, 2005 to 2026. The table below gives every dated event. 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 US (OFAC) 25 Oct 2007 EU 27 Jul 2010 UK list 31 Dec 2020
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Status on Each List

  1. UN Security Council Consolidated ListAs of 16 Oct 2026

    Not on UN list as of 16 Oct 2026

    Not on the UN Security Council Consolidated List as of 16 Oct 2026. Checked against this list's names and aliases on 17 Oct 2026; editor review pending.

    The list at source
  2. U.S. OFAC SDN ListAs of 18 Oct 2026

    On the list

    The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) lists ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS (IRGC)-QODS FORCE (entry 10465). OFAC entry created 25 Oct 2007.

    Program as written on the list: “FTO; SDGT; IRGC; IFSR; IRAN-HR; ELECTION-EO13848”

    Official list entryOfficial notice

    U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control, "ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS (IRGC)-QODS FORCE," U.S. OFAC SDN List, entry 10465, accessed 18 Oct 2026.

  3. EU Consolidated Financial Sanctions ListAs of 15 Oct 2026

    On the list

    The Council of the European Union lists IRGC Qods Force (entry EU.1965.96).

    Program as written on the list: “IRN”

    Official list entry

    Council of the European Union, "IRGC Qods Force," EU Consolidated Financial Sanctions List, EU.1965.96, file of 15 Oct 2026.

    On the list

    The Council of the European Union lists IRGC Qods Force (entry EU.2773.44).

    Program as written on the list: “SYR”

    Official list entry

    Council of the European Union, "IRGC Qods Force," EU Consolidated Financial Sanctions List, EU.2773.44, file of 15 Oct 2026.

  4. UK Sanctions ListAs of 16 Oct 2026

    On the list

    The UK government lists Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Qods Force (entry INU0082). UK designation date in the file: 31 Dec 2020, the day the current UK sanctions regulations took effect.

    Program as written on the list: “The Iran (Sanctions) (Nuclear) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019”

    Statement of reasons, quoted from the list: “Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Qods Force is responsible for operations outside Iran and is Tehran’s principal foreign policy tool for special operations and support to terrorists and Islamic militants abroad. Hizballah used Qods Force-supplied rockets, anti-ship cruise missiles (ASCMs), man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS), and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the 2006 conflict with Israel and benefited from Qods Force training on these systems, according to press reporting. According to a variety of reporting, the Qods Force continues to re-supply and train Hizballah on advanced weaponry, anti-aircraft missiles, and long-range rockets. The Qods Force continues to p...”

    Official list entry

    UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, "Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Qods Force," UK Sanctions List, INU0082, list of 16 Oct 2026.

  5. U.S. OFAC Non-SDN Consolidated ListAs of 18 Oct 2026

    Not on US non-SDN list as of 18 Oct 2026

    Not on the U.S. OFAC Non-SDN Consolidated List as of 18 Oct 2026. Checked against this list's names and aliases on 17 Oct 2026; editor review pending.

    The list at source

Listing History

Dated events as carried in each list file. OFAC dates are the entry-creation dates in OFAC’s advanced SDN file.
DateListEventAct or source
25 Oct 2007US SDNOFAC entry createdOFAC SDN entry
27 Jul 2010EUEU act amending the entry668/2010 (OJ L195)
24 Aug 2011EUEU act amending the entry843/2011 (OJ L218)
29 May 2020EUEU act amending the entry2020/716 (OJ L168)
31 Dec 2020UKUK designationUK Sanctions List INU0082
29 Jul 2024EUEU act amending the entry2024/2074 (OJ L29072024)
9 Apr 2025UKUK entry last updatedUK Sanctions List INU0082

Names as Listed

  • ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS (IRGC)-QODS FORCE
  • PASDARAN-E ENGHELAB-E ISLAMI (PASDARAN)
  • SEPAH-E QODS (JERUSALEM FORCE)
  • IRGC-QF
  • IRGC-QUDS FORCE
  • ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS-QODS FORCE
  • QODS FORCE
  • QUDS FORCE
  • JERUSALEM FORCE
  • AL QODS
  • SEPAH-E QODS
  • QODS (JERUSALEM) FORCE OF THE IRGC
  • IRGC Qods Force
  • Az IRGC Qods Erői
  • Az Iszlám Forradalmi Gárda
  • Forza Qods dell'IRGC
  • Força Qods do CGRI
  • Forțele Qods ale IRGC
  • Islamo revoliucijos gvardijos Qods pajėgos
  • La force Qods du Corps des gardiens de la révolution islamique (IRGC)
  • Qods Erők
  • Qods-strijdkrachten van de IRG
  • Quds-Truppe im Korps der Islamischen Revolutionsgarden
  • Síly al-Kuds islámských revolučních gard
  • IRGC Quds Force
  • Qods Force
  • Quds Force
  • Enota IRGC Qods
  • Forces Qods du Corps des gardiens de la révolution
  • Fuerza Qods del IRGC
  • IRGC Qods Erők
  • IRGC Qods spēki
  • IRGC Δύναμη Qods
  • IRGC:n Qods-erityisjoukot
  • Il-Forza Qods tal- IRGC
  • Jednostka IRGC Qods
  • Jednotka Qods iránskych islamských revolučných gárd
  • Qods-styrkan inom Islamiska revolutionsgardet i Iran
  • Сили „Qods“ (известни също като на Корпуса на пазителите на ислямската революция (IRGC)
  • Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Qods Force
  • Al Qods
  • IRGC QF
  • Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps - Qods Force
  • Jerusalem force
  • Pasdaran
  • Pasdaran-e Enghelab-e Islami
  • Sepah-e Qods
  • سپاه قدس

Identifiers

EU:5763, EU:6514, UK:INU0082, US:10465

Entries are joined across lists only by a shared UN reference number, IMO number or an editor’s hand-checked crosswalk (this entity is in the crosswalk).