Border Guard Command (Iran)

The Border Guard Command (Persian: فرماندهی مرزبانی جمهوری اسلامی ایران , romanized: Farmāndehi Marzbāni Jomhūri-e Eslami-e Irān), commonly known as FARAJA Border Guard (Persian: مرزبانی فراجا), is a subdivision of the Law Enforcement Force (FARAJA) and Iran's sole agency that performs border guard and border control duties for land borders, and coast guard duties for maritime borders. The unit was founded in 2000. Between 1991 and 2000, border control was the responsibility of the Security deputy of FARAJA. Prior to 1991, border control was the responsibility of the Gendarmerie.[1]

Border Guard Command
فرماندهی مرزبانی
Agency overview
Formed2000
Jurisdictional structure
National agencyIran
Operations jurisdictionIran
General nature
Specialist jurisdictions
  • National border patrol, security, and integrity.
  • Coastal patrol, marine border protection, marine search and rescue.
  • Water ways and bodies and/or coastal areas.
  • Customs, excise and gambling.
Operational structure
Agency executive
Parent agencyLaw Enforcement Force (Iran)

Program / history

In 2023 FARAJA borderguard command decided to deploy manpower , electronic optical system[2]s and cameras throughout the east border to enhance defenses.

FARAJA control %97 of the borders through 16 provinces, three percent of the borders belong to other Islamic republic military services(IRGC).[3]

Command has built pipes barrier on Iraqi border.[4]

Pakistanis and Turkey have walls and barricaded borders.[5]

References
  1. کلیاتی از تاریخ مرزبانی جمهوری اسلامی ایران (in Persian), Border Guard Command, archived from the original on 29 March 2015, retrieved 1 April 2015
  2. www.irna.ir https://www.irna.ir/news/85152079/%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%B2%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%82%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%B3%D8%AA%DB%8C%DA%A9-%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D9%88-%D8%AA%D8%B3%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AA%DB%8C-%D8%AA%D9%82%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%AA-%D9%85%DB%8C-%D8%B4%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF. Retrieved 2023-06-29. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. www.irna.ir https://www.irna.ir/news/84915130/%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1-%DA%AF%D9%88%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%B2%DB%8C-%DB%B9%DB%B7-%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%B5%D8%AF-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%B2%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%DA%A9%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%AA%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%B2%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA. Retrieved 2023-06-29. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. www.irna.ir https://www.irna.ir/news/81487016/%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%B2%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A-%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%A7-%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%87-%DA%AF%D8%B0%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%B2%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%88-%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%82-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86. Retrieved 2023-06-29. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. "پاکستان در مرز خود با ایران حصار می‌کشد و ترکیه دیوار – DW – ۱۳۹۹/۱۲/۳". dw.com (in Persian). Retrieved 2023-06-29.
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