IRAN’S REVOLUTIONARY GUARDS: THE SPINE OF A MILITARIZED STATE

IRAN’S REVOLUTIONARY GUARDS: THE SPINE OF A MILITARIZED STATE: With their pervasive military, political and economic clout, the Guards are often considered the main impediment to regime change, or any change, in Iran. By Neil MacFarquhar March 8, 2026 Within hours of the first Israeli and American airstrikes hitting Iran last weekend, militiamen from the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps deployed in neighborhoods across