Claim: The Iranian Cyber Army, which was carefully organized by the Iranian government, pledged loyalty to the Supreme Leader of Iran and was assumed to have been managed by Mohamad Hussein Tajik.
Evidence: It is thought to be connected to Iranian government, although it is not officially recognized as an entity by the government. It has pledged loyalty to Supreme Leader of Iran. The organisation is believed to have been commanded by Mohammad Hussein Tajik until his assassination. According to Tehran Bureau, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard initiated plans for the formation of an Iranian Cyber Army in 2005. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ([IRGC] Persian: سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی‎, romanized: Sepâh-e Pâsdârân-e Enghelâb-e Eslâmi, lit. 'Army of Guardians of the Islamic Revolution' or Sepâh for short) is a branch of the Iranian Armed Forces, founded after the Iranian Revolution on 22 April 1979 by order of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.