Inside the powerful elite forces that run Iran
Who’s really running Iran? 7am looks into the heavily armed elite forces that pull the strings – the Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Mar 12, 2026, updated Mar 12, 2026
This week Iran announced a new Supreme Leader. Mojtaba Khamenei is the son of the assassinated Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
But who’s really running the country now? We look into the heavily armed elite forces that pull the strings – the Revolutionary Guard Corps, or IRGC.
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