IRGC

3 briefs

conflict 2026-05-01

Iran Has Been Offline for 90 Days. The IRGC Wants to Keep It That Way. The Government Doesn't.

Iran's internet shutdown is now the longest national blackout in modern history. It is also tearing open a power struggle between the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the civilian government that both sides are trying to hide.

power 2026-04-29

Iran Is Running Its War Economy on Crypto. The US Is Losing the Race to Stop It.

The IRGC controls half of Iran's $7.78 billion crypto ecosystem. The US just froze $344 million. Neither number is the real story.

conflict 2026-04-28

The Supreme Leader Is No Longer Supreme

Iran's Revolutionary Guards have assumed wartime command authority that formally belongs to Khamenei. The US is negotiating with a government whose actual decision-maker is now different from the one at the table.