National Intelligence and Security Organization
SAVEK
The country's intelligence and security organization, abbreviated as SAVAK, was the main internal security and foreign intelligence organization of Iran from March 1957 to February 1979, which during the Cold War period held the pulse of Iran's internal security and foreign intelligence for 22 years.
vThe country's intelligence and security organization, abbreviated as SAVAK, was the main internal security and foreign intelligence organization of Iran from March 1957 to February 1979. Along with the fight against espionage and foreign infiltration activities, SAVAK was widely active in suppressing elements against the royal system. Among the 10 General Directorates of SAVAK, specifically the third General Directorate of SAVAK had a lot of power and authority to detain and interrogate people.
