18 May 1979, Tehran, Iran — A group of women, members of the Pasdaran-e Inqilab, or Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, hold rifles while standing in the back of a truck. In May of 1979, Ayatollah Khomeini established the Pasdaran to perform the daily task of upholding the government’s Islamic laws. — Image by © Christine Spengler/Sygma/Corbis