The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is not merely an internal military force, but a transcontinental network whose arms extend like a venomous octopus to the heart of the Middle East and beyond.
This institution, born from the womb of the 1979 revolution, has evolved into the primary instrument of the Velayat‑e Faqih regime for exporting destruction and chaos as a strategy for survival in the face of successive popular uprisings inside Iran.
The central idea is this: the IRGC does not protect borders; it deliberately manufactures external crises to keep the world occupied while the regime’s internal collapse is delayed—a fact confirmed by its recent listing on European terrorist registers as a historic step to break its back.
This organization, which blends the military, the economy, and diplomacy, is today a greater threat to global security than any conventional army, due to its ability to create security vacuums exploited by extremist groups such as ISIS.
Secret Structure: From an Internal Guard to a Global Terror Empire
The IRGC began as a limited “revolution‑guarding” force, but quickly turned into the beating heart of revolutionary‑export projects through the Quds Force, established in 1990 as an intelligence and terrorist arm operating across borders.
Unlike traditional armies, the IRGC operates under the doctrine of “asymmetric global warfare,” mixing military, economic, and media operations to create parallel armies in every country it penetrates.
This structure has allowed it to control more than 60% of Iran’s economy through entities such as “Khatam al‑Anbiya,” turning it into a force completely independent of any civilian or parliamentary oversight and transforming the Iranian people into hostages of its regional adventures.
The IRGC manages vast budgets drawn from oil, gas, and telecommunications, while more than 40% of Iranians live below the poverty line—a stark contradiction that exposes its real priorities.
The Diplomatic Invasion: Embassies as Secret Operations Rooms
The IRGC did not stop at borders; it seized Iranian diplomacy in its entirety. Iran’s embassies in Baghdad, Damascus, Sanaa, and Beirut are not mere post offices, but advanced bases run by IRGC officers wearing diplomatic suits.
For example, Brigadier General Iraj Masjedi, the former “ambassador” in Iraq, coordinated militia attacks from inside the embassy building under the cover of diplomatic immunity, using a network of spies and mercenaries.
This duality turned foreign policy into hybrid warfare, where nuclear negotiations are conducted on one front while terrorist operations are planned on the other, severely undermining international trust in any agreement with the regime.
Factories of Mercenaries: A Global Training Network
Deep inside Iran, camps such as “Imam Ali” in Tehran, as well as facilities in Semnan and Amol, hide a sophisticated terrorist‑breeding machine. There, thousands of mercenaries from more than 20 countries are trained in suicide bombings, urban guerrilla warfare, and the manufacture of ballistic missiles and drones.
These fighters are then “exported as a commodity” to Iraq, Syria, and Yemen, returning as “popular fighters” serving Tehran’s agenda. The result is an army of more than 200,000 irregular combatants funded from Iran’s looted budget and deployed to destabilize entire countries. This network makes the IRGC a transnational force that knows no national borders.
Iraq and Syria: The Bitter Drain
Iraq: After 2003, the IRGC built a network of 32,000 mercenaries in the “Popular Mobilization Forces”—an Iraqi version of the Basij—to turn the country into a vital corridor for shipping weapons to Hezbollah in Lebanon.
This parallel force to the national army is used to suppress protests and impose Shiite dominance, fueling a continuous civil war.
Syria: The IRGC spent roughly 100 billion dollars and deployed 70,000 fighters to rescue Bashar al‑Assad’s regime, but lost more than 1,500 commanders, including dozens of senior officers, exposing the fragility of this adventure that has cost Iran an unbearable human and economic hemorrhage. Syria has become a base for exporting terrorism to Europe via refugees.
Yemen and Lebanon: Threatening Global Waterways
Yemen: The Houthis are the IRGC’s tool for strangling the Bab al‑Mandeb Strait, armed with “Burkan‑1” ballistic missiles and drones that threaten 12% of global trade passing through the Red Sea. These attacks drive up oil prices and weaken the world economy.
Lebanon: Hezbollah is not an ally; it is an official branch of the IRGC, funded at around seven billion dollars per year and responsible for the 1983 Marine barracks bombing and countless assassinations, making it a model of organized terrorism.
Cross‑Border Sabotage
Bahrain: Authorities uncovered “Saraya al‑Ashura” cells armed with weapons smuggled by sea from Iran.
Saudi Arabia: The 1996 Khobar bombings and the failed plot to assassinate Ambassador Adel al‑Jubeir in Washington through the agent Mansour Arbabsiar.
Turkey / Jordan / Egypt / Kuwait: Dozens of espionage networks linked to the Quds Force were dismantled, targeting Iranian opposition figures residing in these countries.
International Victory: Listing the IRGC as a Terrorist Organization
The European Parliament’s decision to place the IRGC on the terrorist list is not symbolic; it is a strategic bomb: freezing assets, prosecuting leaders, and cutting off funding. This weakens the IRGC’s ability to suppress the Iranian uprising or finance its militias, transforming it from an “army” into a hunted terrorist organization.
The Savage Economic Empire
Control over 50–60% of Iran’s economy through “Khatam al‑Anbiya” funds proxy wars while 40% of Iranians live in poverty. Drying up these sources is the key to regional security.
Urgent Recommendations for the World
Expand the terrorist designation to all countries.
Impose full financial sanctions on its economic networks.
Immediate expulsion from Syria, Iraq, Yemen, and Lebanon.
International trials for its leaders.
Support the Iranian revolutionary people as the only democratic alternative.
The IRGC is not a regional problem; it is a global existential threat. Its downfall from within Iran is the only way to save the region from its chaos.
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