Thar-Allah Headquarters

The Thar-Allah Headquarters (Persian: قرارگاه ثارالله, romanized: Qarārgāh-e Ṣārollāh, also spelled as Tharallah or Tharollah Headquarters) is an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps command. It is in charge of security for the Tehran area. However, it also carries responsibility for territorial security in the region. The Thar-Allah Headquarters is directly subordinate to the Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Still, its day-to-day operations are supervised by an executive commander. On 1 March 2026, the headquarters was reportedly struck in an Israeli attack.

In addition to its official security duties, the Thar-Allah Headquarters has played a central role in the widespread suppression of popular protests in Iran. Among others, it was directly involved in suppressing the 1999 Iranian student protests, the 2009 Iranian presidential election protests, the 2019–2020 Iranian protests, and also during the widespread protests following the death of Mahsa Amini in 2022 and 2023. The headquarters was directly responsible for the repression of protesters, mass arrests, use of violence, direct shootings at protesters, torture, and severe crackdowns on dissidents. Multiple reports by international human rights?organizations such as Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and the United Nations have described these actions as serious violations of human rights and, in some cases, as acts constituting "crimes against humanity". During the June 15, 2009 (25 Khordad) protests, Thar-Allah Headquarters played a key role in suppressing the demonstrations. The Thar-Allah Headquarters is under the command of the Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, and currently, Brigadier General Hossein Nejat serves as its deputy commander.

Due to its powerful position in the national security establishment—defending the national leadership of Iran and securing the national capital—commanders of the Thar-Allah Headquarters have been criticised for "illegally interfering" in the political process over the years.