"Iran’s Reserve of Last Resort: Uncovering the Islamic" Topic

… Revolutionary Guard Corps Ground Forces Order of Battle.

"Qassem Soleimani's death, the prospect of further U.S.-Iranian military escalation, and the reemer­gence of large protests in Iran in recent months raise the question of Iran's capacity to conduct military operations beyond its borders while suppressing dis­sent within them. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Ground Forces are Tehran's reserve of last resort for both internal and external security challenges. They fought extensively in Syria in 2015–16 and could be used to crush domestic opposition in the last extreme, although they have not yet fully taken on that role.

Their capabilities are limited by both their need to remain available to meet internal challenges to regime survival and their reliance on other paramili­tary forces to fill out their ranks. They would likely be challenged to handle a large-scale regional conflict at the same time as major domestic unrest, potentially forcing the regime to choose between maintaining internal stability and continuing some external mil­itary operations…"
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I have to say that report doesn't add anything new to the already known information about the IRCG.

I think it's been made clear they'll be safe (from outside attack) as long as they stay within the borders of Iran… ;-)

"They fought extensively in Syria in 2015–16 and could be used to crush domestic opposition in the last extreme, although they have not yet fully taken on that role".

Reports I've heard a while ago said as many as 1,500 Iranians have been killed in the various protests there against the current regime.

I wonder how many have to die before the "fully taken on that role" threshold is met?

Much many of course….

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