What is the Quds Force?

The terrorists involved in the Quds Force are responsible for training, arming, and supporting a network of allied militant groups, which include Hezbollah, Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, as well as various organizations in Iraq and Syria (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quds_Force).

The Quds Force's partnership with these terrorist regimes is backed by funding, weapons, and strategic guidance, as they continuously enable Iran to influence its reach without direct country-to-country fighting. That being said, funding comes directly from the Iranian government's state budget, petroleum revenues, and national allocations to the IRGC, as well as illegal smuggling o weapons (https://warroom.armywarcollege.edu/articles/the-quds-dilemma/).

Within the current IRGC-Israel War, which began on February 28, 2026, the Quds Force operates as part of Iran’s regional strategy against Israel, as they’re tasked with coordinating proxy attacks and facilitating arms transfers to attack Israel. That being said, since October 7, 2023, they have supported attacks on Israel from a multitude of fronts and are primed to destabilize their neighboring countries. While they don't attack Israel directly, they coordinate, fund, train, and arm Hezbollah, Syrian and Iraqi militias, and Hamas; launching thousands of rockets and drones into the country (https://israel-alma.org/weekly-summary-report-hezbollah-attacks-against-israel-may-25-31/).

In today’s conflict, the IDF has targeted Senior Quds Force commanders, including Davoud Alizadeh, Asghar Bagheri, and Mahdi Vafaei, to disrupt the force’s operational capabilities (https://www.foxnews.com/world/idf-confirms-irgc-intel-chief-killed-quds-force-commander-also-eliminated-strike).

In sum, the IRGC’s Quds Force is a backbone to Iran’s ambitions, as they play duplicate roles within military and diplomatic operations.