How the IRGC Subverted Khomeini’s Revolution to Take Over Iran

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The Islamic Republic of Iran is fracturing from within as the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) cements its absolute control over the nation's military and economy, effectively betraying the original mandates of the 1979 revolution. From the orchestrated rise of Ali Khamenei and the shocking demise of Rafsanjani to the internal cold war brewing between the regime's four distinct factions—the "Boots," "Turbans," "Suits," and "Streets"—this master-level breakdown exposes how the IRGC subverted Iran's religious leadership to establish an unmatched dictatorship. With the "Negotiation-Facing" track currently threatening the IRGC's isolationist monopoly, and relentless US financial pressure starving their proxy networks across the Middle East, we analyze the brittle state of the regime and the three most viable geopolitical pathways to its total collapse: a military coup, economic strangulation, or a mass armed uprising by the Iranian people.