Ansar al-Mahdi Protection Corps

Ansar al-Mahdi Protection Corps
Active	1979-present
Country	Iran
Allegiance	Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces
Role	Protection Corps
Part of	Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Garrison/HQ	Tehran
Engagements	Iran–Israel war
Commanders
Current commander	Fathollah Jamiri

Ansar al-Mahdi Protection Corps are a military unit of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

History

It was founded in 1989 after the split of Ansar al-Imam (Guard Corps) and Vali-ye Amr special forces unit. ^{[1] [2]}

The Mossad allegedly hired members of the unit to carry out Assassination of Ismail Haniyeh. ^[3]

Commanders

Their current commander is Fathollah Jamiri. ^[4]

One of its former commanders was Ali Nasiri. ^[5]

Provincial Corps

Zanjan Ansar Al-Mahdi Provincial Corps

It was the forces of Zanjan province, on 14 June 2025 in Iran–Israel war declared the death of five of his fighters named after Commander Reza Najafi, Hassan Rasouli, ^[6] Hamid Tomari, Akbar Azizi and Amir Khani. ^{[7] [8] [9]}

References

1. "سردار جمیری: سپاه حفاظت انصارالمهدی هرلحظه حالت عملیاتی دارد - تسنیم". خبرگزاری تسنیم | Tasnim (in Persian). Retrieved 2025-06-26.
2. "گفت‌وگو با یکی از فرماندهان سابق سپاه انصارالمهدی / «حفاظت» شغل نیست عشق است - تسنیم". خبرگزاری تسنیم | Tasnim (in Persian). Archived from the original on 2023-12-01. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
3. Makoii, Akhtar (2024-08-02). "Mossad hired Iranian agents to plant bombs in Haniyeh's residence". The Telegraph. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 2025-06-26.
4. "Al-Estiklal Newspaper". www.alestiklal.net. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
5. "سخنگوی سپاه: فرار و دستگیری چند تن از فرماندهان صحت ندارد". BBC News فارسی (in Persian). Retrieved 2025-06-26.
6. "Two IRGC members killed in Israeli strike in northwestern Iran - IRNA". www.iranintl.com. 2025-06-16. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
7. "3 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps members killed in Israeli attacks on Iran". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
8. "La Guardia Revolucionaria Iraní en Zanjan anuncia el martirio de tres de sus miembros en una nueva agresión sionista". www.saba.ye (in Spanish). 2025-06-22. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
9. Sayeh, Janatan (2025-06-14). "Iran announces more casualties, intensifies internal crackdown amid Israeli strikes". FDD's Long War Journal. Retrieved 2025-06-26.