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The Iranian '''Quds Force''' ('''Jerusalem Force''') is the organization tasked with [[Iran]]'s external covert, paramilitary, [[terrorist]] and intelligence functions. Quds Force also carries out some [[diplomacy|diplomatic]] functions.<ref>http://citizenship.typepad.com/isebrandcom/2013/10/perhaps-the-most-important-military-leader-opposing-the-us-who-youve-never-heard-of.html </ref> As the name implies, the Jerusalem Force was organized to capture [[Jerusalem]] from [[Israel]]. Its leader answers directly to the Iranian Supreme Leader, Ayatollah [[Ali Khamenei]] as of 2021. The [[United States]] has designated the [[Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps]] and Quds Force as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) based on the IRGC’s “continued support to and engagement in terrorist activity around the world.”<ref>{{cite news |title=Country Reports on Terrorism 2019 |url=https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Country-Reports-on-Terrorism-2019-2.pdf |agency=Country Reports}}</ref>
The Iranian '''Quds Force''' ('''Jerusalem Force''') is the organization tasked with [[Iran]]'s external covert, paramilitary, [[terrorist]] and intelligence functions. Quds Force also carries out some [[diplomacy|diplomatic]] functions.<ref>http://citizenship.typepad.com/isebrandcom/2013/10/perhaps-the-most-important-military-leader-opposing-the-us-who-youve-never-heard-of.html </ref> As the name implies, the Jerusalem Force was organized to capture [[Jerusalem]] from [[Israel]]. Its leader answers directly to the Iranian Supreme Leader, Ayatollah [[Ali Khamenei]] as of 2021. The [[United States]] has designated the [[Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps]] (IRGC) and Quds Force as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) based on the IRGC’s “continued support to and engagement in terrorist activity around the world.”<ref>{{cite news |title=Country Reports on Terrorism 2019 |url=https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Country-Reports-on-Terrorism-2019-2.pdf |agency=Country Reports}}</ref>
The Jerusalem Force was formerly led by Iranian General [[Qassem Sulemeini]] until January 2020.
The Jerusalem Force was formerly led by Iranian General [[Qassem Sulemeini]] until January 2020.