Iranian Diplomatic Police

Diplomatic Police
پلیس دیپلماتیک
Agency overview
Legal personality Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
National agency Iran
General nature
Specialist jurisdictions
  • Diplomatic personnel and facilities.
  • Protection of international or domestic VIPs, protection of significant state asseets.
Operational structure
Parent agency Law Enforcement Forces of Islamic Republic of Iran
Diplomatic police soldier (left)

Diplomatic Police (Persian: پلیس دیپلماتیک) is a subdivision of Law Enforcement Forces of Islamic Republic of Iran, responsible for protection of diplomatic missions in Iran and their VIPs under diplomatic law.[1]

See also

References

  1. "A very near miss for Britain's diplomats in Iran". Economist. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
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