Ministry of Intelligence (Iran)
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The Ministry of Intelligence of the Islamic Republic of Iran (Persian: وزارت اطّلاعات جمهوری اسلامی ایران, romanized: Vezarat-e Ettela'at Jomhuri-ye Eslami-ye Iran) is the primary intelligence agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran and a member of the Iran Intelligence Community. It is also known as VAJA and previously as VEVAK (Vezarat-e Ettela'at va Amniyat-e Keshvar) or alternatively MOIS. It was initially known as SAVAMA, after it took over the Shah's intelligence apparatus SAVAK. The ministry is one of the three "sovereign" ministerial bodies of Iran due to nature of its work at home and abroad.[2]
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وزارت اطّلاعات جمهوری اسلامی ایران VAJA | |
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Formed | 18 August 1983; 40 years ago (1983-08-18) |
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Jurisdiction | Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran |
Headquarters | Hirmand Street, Pasdaran, Tehran |
Employees | Classified (30,000 by estimation of Magnus Ranstorp)[1] |
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Website | vaja.ir |
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