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Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

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.

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Listing Timeline

Listing timeline for Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps 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.

  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 (entry 10391). OFAC entry created 25 Oct 2007.

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

    U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control, "ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS," U.S. OFAC SDN List, entry 10391, 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 (entry EU.2078.17).

    Program as written on the list: “IRN”

    Council of the European Union, "IRGC," EU Consolidated Financial Sanctions List, EU.2078.17, 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) (entry INU0080). 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: “Responsible for Iran's nuclear programme. Has operational control for Iran's ballistic missile programme. Has undertaken procurement attempts to support Iran's ballistic missiles and nuclear programmes.”

    UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, "Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)," UK Sanctions List, INU0080, 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.

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
23 Nov 2007US SDNFederal Register notice naming the entry72 FR 65837
27 Jul 2010EUEU act amending the entry668/2010 (OJ L195)
24 Mar 2012EUEU regulation replacing an earlier act (entry carried over)267/2012 (OJ L88)
31 Dec 2020UKUK designationUK Sanctions List INU0080
9 Apr 2025UKUK entry last updatedUK Sanctions List INU0080

Names as Listed

  • ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS
  • IRGC
  • THE IRANIAN REVOLUTIONARY GUARDS
  • IRG
  • THE ARMY OF THE GUARDIANS OF THE ISLAMIC REVOLUTION
  • AGIR
  • SEPAH-E PASDARAN-E ENQELAB-E ESLAMI
  • PASDARN-E ENGHELAB-E ISLAMI
  • PASDARAN-E INQILAB
  • REVOLUTIONARY GUARDS
  • REVOLUTIONARY GUARD
  • SEPAH
  • PASDARAN
  • SEPAH PASDARAN
  • ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY CORPS
  • ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARDS CORPS
  • ISLAMIC REVOLUTION GUARDS CORPS
  • IRAN'S REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS
  • ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARDS
  • IRAN'S REVOLUTIONARY GUARDS
  • ARMY OF THE GUARDIANS OF THE ISLAMIC REVOLUTION
  • SEPAH-E PASDARAN-E ENGHELAB-E ESLAMI
  • SEPAH-E PASDARAN ENGHELAB ISLAMI
  • Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps
  • Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)
  • Pasdaran
  • Pasdaran Inqilab
  • Pasdaran-e Enqelab-e-Islami
  • Revolutionary Guards
  • Sepah-e Pasdaran-e Enghlab-e Eslami
  • سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی

Identifiers

EU:5760, UK:INU0080, US:10391

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).