Economic activity Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

irgc first expanded commercial activity through informal social networking of veterans , former officials. irgc officials confiscated assets of many refugees had fled iran after fall of abolhassan banisadr s government. vast conglomerate, controlling iran s missile batteries , nuclear program multibillion-dollar business empire reaching economic sectors. estimates have controlling between tenth , around third of iran s economy through series of subsidiaries , trusts.

the los angeles times estimates irgc has ties on 1 hundred companies, annual revenue exceeding $12 billion in business , construction. irgc has been awarded billions of dollars in contracts in oil, gas , petrochemical industries, major infrastructure projects.

the following commercial entities have been named united states owned or controlled irgc , leaders.

khatam al-anbia construction headquarters, irgc s major engineering arm & 1 of iran s largest contractors employing 25,000 engineers , staff on military (70%) , non-military (30%) projects worth on $7 billion in 2006.
oriental oil kish (oil , gas industry)
ghorb nooh
sahel consultant engineering
ghorb karbala
sepasad engineering co. (excavation , tunnel construction)
omran sahel
hara company (excavation , tunnel construction)
gharargahe sazandegi ghaem
imensazen consultant engineers institute (subsidiary of khatam al-anbia)
fater engineering institute (subsidiary of khatam al-anbia)

in september 2009, government of iran sold 51% of shares of telecommunication company of iran mobin trust consortium (etemad-e-mobin), group affiliated guards, sum of $7.8 billion. largest transaction on tehran stock exchange in history. irgc owns 45% participation in automotive bahman group , has majority stake in iran s naval giant sadra through khatam al-anbia.

the irgc exerts influence on bonyads, wealthy, non-governmental ostensibly charitable foundations controlled key clerics. pattern of revolutionary foundations mimics style of informal , extralegal economic networks time of shah. development started in 1990s, gathered pace on next decade, , accelerated more many lucrative no-bid contracts ahmadinejad presidency. irgc exerts informal, real, influence on many such organizations including:

mostazafan foundation (foundation of oppressed or mostazafan foundation)
bonyad shahid va omur-e janbazan (foundation of martyrs , veterans affairs)




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