Mudar Zahran | Mar 22, 2026
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) ground forces. By Tasnim News Agency, CC BY 4.0, Wikipedia
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Begins to Crack Under the Might of U.S. Strikes
* As our entire region’s fate hangs in the balance at this watershed moment, it is critical to understand what is unfolding. If so, it is our duty as politicians to explain clearly to our people what is happening.
* What we are witnessing is a direct, sustained assault on the backbone of the Iranian regime: the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
* The United States is not acting blindly. It is executing precise, calculated strikes specifically against the IRGC, the most ideological, loyal, and heavily armed pillar of the regime.
* This is not the model of the Iraq War under George W. Bush, where the entire Iraqi state was dismantled, including ministries, police forces, and civil infrastructure.
* Instead, under Donald Trump, the strategy is sharply focused: dismantle the regime’s primary instrument of terror while avoiding unnecessary destruction of the broader state structure.
* The Iranian army and police are not the core threat. The IRGC is. It is the regime’s enforcement arm, its ideological core, and its operational muscle.
* According to our sources on the ground, the pressure on the IRGC has reached extreme levels. IRGC personnel have begun abandoning uniforms and operating in civilian clothing to avoid identification and targeting.
* Our sources confirm they are drastically limiting phone usage and electronic communication to prevent tracking.
* They are no longer moving in known or marked vehicles. Our sources indicate they are avoiding standard-issue government cars, including white Peugeot 405 vehicles commonly associated with IRGC officers.
* Our sources further confirm growing internal strain. Hundreds of IRGC officers have sought asylum with their families in Turkey and Afghanistan.
* Turkey, while unlikely to formally accept them, has not taken action to detain or remove them, effectively allowing an escape route to remain open for now.
* This internal pressure explains the regime’s escalation over the past 24 hours. Iran’s response has intensified both in volume and precision as it reacts under mounting stress.
* Still, the IRGC is far from collapse. It remains a force approaching one million personnel, highly trained, tightly controlled, and ideologically committed.
* This is not a force that breaks easily. But it is a force that is now under serious strain.
* The sustained American and Israeli pressure is beginning to crack what was once considered the most hardened and reliable pillar of the Iranian regime.
Very informative report from Mudar.