Iran Delays Salaries for IRGC Under Weight of US Pressure
Commanders and members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps meet with Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, Aug. 17, 2023. Photo: Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via…
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The delay in IRGC salaries signals that US economic pressure is biting deeper than rhetoric suggests. Iran's banks running short on cash means the regime is struggling to fund its most loyal armed forces, a critical vulnerability. Watch whether the Basij and IRGC show public discontent or discipline holds, and whether the regime shifts spending priorities.