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A man walks past an anti-USA and anti-Israel mural in Tehran on 8 April 2026.

'Unconditional surrender' was never an option for Iran

The IRGC doesn't just defend the state, it runs it. To wave the white flag wouldn't just mean giving up its arms; it would mean dismantling the organisation and its patronage networks.

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In a leaderless system, these men now govern Iran

Security is the name of the game in Iran these days, and a small huddle of men steeped in the defence of the regime are now seen as central to decision-making in the absence of a visible cleric.

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A man walks past a billboard displaying photos of senior Iranian leaders and scientists killed in Israeli strikes, Tehran, June 13, 2025.

The rise and fall of Iranian intelligence

Tehran's spies and generals built an impressive network of eyes and ears from Mount Lebanon to the Hindu Kush. In a game of cat-and-mouse, they always seemed two moves ahead. Not so now.

Kamal Alam 24 June 2025

Emergency personnel extinguish a fire at the site of strikes which hit a building next to the Iranian embassy in Damascus on 1 April 2024.

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The last red line: Iran consulate strike shows the gloves are off

Israel targets Iranian sovereign territory and wipes out some of the Islamic Republic's most senior generals, virtually guaranteeing a response. The nature of that response will reveal a lot.

Charles Lister 01 April 2024

Across MENA, the proliferation of militias combines corruption, smuggling, looting, intimidation, and parasitism to swell their coffers at the expense of state treasuries.

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The militia economy in the Middle East

Across MENA, the proliferation of militias combines corruption, smuggling, looting, intimidation, and parasitism to swell their coffers at the expense of state treasuries.

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While enormously powerful and extensive, the regime’s security apparatus is facing its strongest internal challenge yet from domestic protesters.

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The Iranian security machine: Will it win?

Iran's regime has continuously developed its capabilities required to deal with a full range of threats — from foreign military aggression, espionage and subversion to localised, civil unrest

John Raine 01 February 2023

Members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) attend an IRGC ground forces military drill in the Aras area, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, October 17, 2022. IRGC/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS

UK to Proscribe IRGC as a Terrorist Organisation

An announcement is expected within weeks that the British government is going to officially declare Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation. The move is said to be…

Suzan Quitaz 13 January 2023

Members of exiled Komala Party inspect aftermath of bombing in the village of Zrgoiz, near Sulaimaniyah, Iraq, where the bases of several Iranian opposition groups are located, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022. An Iranian drone bombing campaign targeting the bases of an Iranian-Kurdish opposition group in northern Iraq has killed nd wounded dozens. (AP PhotoAla Hoshyar, Metrography)

Iran’s Biggest Fear: An Independent Kurdistan

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has frequently violated Iraqi sovereignty by firing missiles and drones at a number of targets in Iraq’s semi-autonomous northern Kurdistan region (KRG…

Suzan Quitaz 30 December 2022

Men hold up signs depicting the image of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died while in the custody of Iranian authorities, during a demonstration denouncing her death by Iraqi and Iranian Kurds outside the UN offices in Arbil, the capital of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, on September 24, 2022. (AFP)

Iran’s Protests: A Never-Ending Outrage

The Iranian protests which have entered their third month are demonstrating the perseverance and bravery of the people from all classes and regions who united to rise up against the regime…

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In this photo taken by an individual not employed by the Associated Press and obtained by the AP outside Iran, Iranians protests the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini after she was detained by the morality police last month, in Tehran, October 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Middle East Images, File)

IRGC’s Final Warning – “Today is Last Day of Riots”

On Saturday, 29 October, Hossein Salami, the Commander of Iran’s powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), issued a threatening warning to protesters, “Do not come to the streets! Today is…

Suzan Quitaz 04 November 2022

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