National Organization for Passive Defense
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| name = National Organization for Passive Defense
| nativename_a = سازمان پدافند غیر عامل کشور
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| formed = {{start year|2003}}
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| jurisdiction = Government of Iran
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| chief1_name = Gholamreza Jalali
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| parent_agency = Iranian Armed Forces General Staff
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| website = {{url|https://paydarymelli.ir}}
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The National Organization for Passive Defense ({{langx|fa|سازمان پدافند غیر عامل کشور}}) is an Iranian government bureau for civil defense in the country. It is formally part of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran{{cite book|url=https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/978-3-031-58649-1.pdf|title=The Very Long Game - 25 Case Studies on the Global State of Defense AI|page=427|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250621103350/https://www.cwejournal.org/pdf/vol9no2/vol9_no2_350-360.pdf|archive-date=2025-06-21}}
History
The organization was established in 2003 and is headed by Gholamreza Jalali since 2005.{{cite web|url=https://www.aei.org/articles/iran-passive-defense-organization-and-basij-sign-memorandum-of-understanding/|title=Iran: Passive Defense Organization and Basij Sign Memorandum of Understanding|first=Michael|last=Rubin|accessdate=2020-09-01}} In 2010 it was sanctioned by the European Union.{{cite web|url=https://www.iranwatch.org/iranian-entities/passive-defense-organization|title=Passive Defense Organization|publisher=Iran Watch|accessdate=2025-06-21}} In 2022 it introduced SOC, SCADA- EMS DDOS mitigation.{{Cite web |title=رونمایی از ۸ سامانه پدافند سایبری/برخی برای بازی‌های سیاسی مردم را روانه اینستاگرام کردند |url=https://www.irna.ir/news/84922825/%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%DB%B8-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%87-%D9%BE%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%81%D9%86%D8%AF-%D8%B3%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%A8%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AE%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B2%DB%8C-%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B3%DB%8C-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%85 |access-date=2023-08-27 |website=www.irna.ir}}
In 2023 it requested boycotting Europe diplomatically over Quran burning.{{Cite web |title=اخراج سفیر سوئد از پایتخت کشورهای اسلامی حداقل پاسخ به اهانت قرآن کریم است |url=https://www.irna.ir/news/85176710/%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AC-%D8%B3%D9%81%DB%8C%D8%B1-%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%A6%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D9%BE%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%AA-%DA%A9%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%8C-%D8%AD%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%82%D9%84-%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AE-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA |access-date=2023-08-27 |website=www.irna.ir}}
Powers and responsibilities
Its constitution was approved by the Iranian parliament in August 2023.{{cite book|url=https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/978-3-031-58649-1.pdf|title=The Very Long Game - 25 Case Studies on the Global State of Defense AI|page=427|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250621103350/https://www.cwejournal.org/pdf/vol9no2/vol9_no2_350-360.pdf|archive-date=2025-06-21}}https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/report/show/1781314 It is responsible for defending the Iranian infrastructure from biologic, cyber, nuclear, electronic, chemical warfare and the CBRNE threat.{{Cite web |title=موافقت مجلس با الحاق چند بند به طرح تشکیل سازمان پدافند غیرعامل |url=https://www.irna.ir/news/84966811/%D9%85%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%81%D9%82%D8%AA-%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%84%D8%B3-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%82-%DA%86%D9%86%D8%AF-%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%AF-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%B7%D8%B1%D8%AD-%D8%AA%D8%B4%DA%A9%DB%8C%D9%84-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%BE%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%81%D9%86%D8%AF-%D8%BA%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%84 |access-date=2023-08-27 |website=www.irna.ir}}
It works mainly with Iranian corporations and government departments and Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Industry, and Iranian Armed Forces.https://pad.ui.ac.ir/{{Cite web|url=https://www.imna.ir/news/459540/%D9%87%D9%85%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%BE%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%81%D9%86%D8%AF-%D8%BA%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%84-%D9%88-%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA-%D8%B5%D9%85%D8%AA-%D8%AC%D9%87%D8%AA-%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%B3-%D9%86%D8%B8%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%85%D9%86%DB%8C|title=همکاری سازمان پدافند غیرعامل و وزارت صمت جهت تاسیس نظام ایمنی مراکز صنعتی شیمیایی|date=December 5, 2020|website=ایمنا}} It consists of a high commission council and is financed by both the government and private corporations.https://rrk.ir/Laws/ShowLaw.aspx?Code=4735{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/persian/iran-features-54059124|title=پدافند غیرعامل ایران چیست، چه وظایفی دارد و چطور تشکیل شد؟|date=September 7, 2020|website=BBC News فارسی}}
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External links
- [https://paydarymelli.ir پایداری ملی]
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