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عمومی::
سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی
Pathway 3 deserves consideration in Iran's case due to the country's substantial military expenditures that have accompa- nied its nuclear ambitions as well as the noticeable domestic influence particularly of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).129 Ac- cordingly, Shahram Chubin describes the IRGC as a "formidable policy actor with security as well as commercial interests."130 While the IRGC can lack popular support owing in part to its internal security role, the IRGC's domestic political clout is highlighted by the vast number of current or former IRGC members in government in recent years; for example, Pres.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (2005-2013) was an IRGC vet- eran, and dozens of parliamentarians elected to Iran's majlis have had IRGC experience.131 As expected, prominent IRGC members have also expressed an interest in Iran's standing as a powerful state.
One past IRGC commander, for instance, has stated that the United States has "'no option' but to recognize Iran as a regional power."132 While the IRGC generally did not oppose the 2015 nuclear deal-perhaps largely out of IRGC business interests in having sanctions lifted-experts have never- theless found support for nuclear weapons among the IRGC's member- ship.133 Under pathway 3, Iranian nuclear reversal could take hold if military status perspectives-notably, those of the IRGC-were to lose sway among Iran's leadership.
This might be observed through a size- able downturn in the share of government resources devoted to IRGC/ military expenditures, probably in tandem with a substantial drop in the number of IRGC members holding political office.
The status leanings of the IRGC, which focus upon the hierarchy and instruments of power, would be downgraded so as to no longer shape Iranian policy priorities.
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تاریخ::
سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی
They have not been shy about making deals with Iran despite US sanctions and are far more comfortable interacting with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and its many commercial interests.
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سیاسی و روابط بین الملل::
سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی، سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی
for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and its regional activities.
CAATSA Application to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)
44, August 2, 2017), mandated the imposition of E.O. 13324 penalties on the IRGC and its
IRGC under E.O. 13224 on October 13, 2017.
* Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).،On the other are the Supreme Leader, a Guardian Council of clerics, and an Islamist military force, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which reports directly to the Supreme Leader.
Reformist legislation was rejected by the Guardian Council, demonstrations were met with brutal force, and Khatami was publicly humiliated when he was forced to back down under threats by the IRGC.
Should the regime fall, retribution would likely be swift regardless of faction.The key security force guaranteeing the regime's control is the IRGC.
Over the course of the Iran-Iraq War, the IRGC grew from a praetorian guard to a full blown military force comprising as many as 450,000 troops.42 When the war ended, an IRGC down-sized to approximately120,000 troops was used by the clerics for infrastructure reconstruction, resulting in a growing economic portfolio for the IRGC commanders.
Over the past two decades, the IRGC has become the most powerful domestic actor outside the clergy, maintaining domestic security through its subordinate Basij force, managing the nuclear enterprise, obtaining lucrative state contracts in construction, oil and gas, and telecommunications, and dominating the highly profitable black-market that Western sanctions have helped build.
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