Iran's Guardian Council also approved the candidacy of President Ahmadinejad and Mohsen Rezai, former head of the Revolutionary Guards.

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A statement by the Revolutionary Guards, relayed by state media, accuses foreign elements linked to "global arrogance" of being involved.

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"It is very difficult to really pin down and there have been these sorts of accusations from the Revolutionary Guards in the past."

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In 1979 they became the backbone of the newly formed Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps.

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The Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has deployed quite a few tactics to circumvent sanctions.

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The third is control of the armed forces, notably the Revolutionary Guards and the basij.

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