Has Trump Misunderstood Iran’s IRGC and Basij Forces?

On Saturday, US President Donald Trump urged members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to surrender, warning of certain death if they refused. In response, the IRGC launched drone and missile attacks on Israel and US-aligned Arab states, resulting in the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Experts suggest Trump’s appeal was unlikely to succeed due to the IRGC’s loyalty to Iran’s leadership and its entrenched power structures.

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