IRGC Quds Force Unit 840

Unit 840 is a covert external operations unit of the IRGC Quds Force specialising in kidnapping, assassination, and irregular operations against foreign targets including foreign officials, dissidents, Israeli tourists, and Western nationals. The unit was designated by the US Treasury Department in 2022 for plots against US officials and Israeli nationals. Commanded by Yazdan Mir, who was himself sanctioned by the US Treasury and killed in an Israeli airstrike on 6 April 2026.