Foreign Policy

Inside Iran’s Revolutionary Guard: The Rogue Power Threatening American Security

By National Security Desk | March 2, 2026

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard operates as a rogue military-industrial complex, fueling violence abroad and suppressing freedoms at home—posing a direct challenge to America’s national security and sovereignty.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has morphed into a shadow empire wielding unchecked power within the country’s theocratic regime. Instead of serving as a national defense force accountable to the Iranian people, it answers solely to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and acts as Tehran’s primary instrument for exporting terror and chaos across the Middle East.Why America Must Recognize the Revolutionary Guard as a Grave ThreatBorn from the ashes of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the IRGC swiftly entrenched itself as an autonomous juggernaut that now controls Iran’s ballistic missile arsenal and air defense systems. But its influence extends far beyond...

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