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Unit 700
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<p>Unit 700 is a covert logistics and smuggling division within the <a href="/facts/Quds_Force/oy4ag49T">Quds Force</a>, the external operations arm of <a href="/facts/Iran/24yukge8">Iran</a>’s <a href="/facts/Islamic_Revolutionary_Guard_Corps/6EMxlKlm">Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps</a> (IRGC). Established to facilitate the transfer of military equipment and support to Iran’s regional proxies, particularly <a href="/facts/Hezbollah/HRhTo2rI">Hezbollah</a> in <a href="/facts/Lebanon/2dReTXyp">Lebanon</a> and various militias in <a href="/facts/Syria/7pDXGzq8">Syria</a>, Unit 700 plays a pivotal role in Iran's strategy to project influence across the <a href="/facts/Middle_East/8CD6pLWv">Middle East</a>. </p>