Navy of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution

The Navy of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution or Revolutionary Guards' Navy (Persian:نیروی دریایی سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی‎‎), acronymed NEDSA (Persian:ندسا‎‎), consists of 20,000 men and 1,500 boats and fast attack boats separate from the regular Navy of Artesh assuming control over Iranian maritime operations in the Persian Gulf. IRGC’s Navy has steadily improved its capabilities to support unconventional warfare and defend Iran’s offshore facilities, coastlines, and islands in the Persian Gulf.