Border Guard Command (Iran)

Border Guard Command
فرماندهی مرزبانی
Border Guard Command; فرماندهی مرزبانی
Agency overview
Formed	2000
Jurisdictional structure
National agency	Iran
Operations jurisdiction	Iran
General nature	Gendarmerie;
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	Brigadier general Ahmadali Goodarzi;
Parent agency	Law Enforcement Force (Iran)

The Border Guard Command (Persian: فرماندهی مرزبانی جمهوری اسلامی ایران , romanized: Fərmândēhi-ē Mərzbâni Jomhūri-ē Ēslâmi-ē Irân), 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]

History

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

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

Amongst other barriers, the command has built a pipe barrier on the Iraqi border.^[4] Along the border with Pakistan and Turkey the barrier includes walls and barricaded borders.^[5]