According to a CNN report, American and allied sources in the Middle East assess that internal power struggles and leadership conflicts between senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) figures are likely to prolong the war. The assessment highlights the role of IRGC infighting in sustaining the conflict.
A CNN report Friday evening quoted American and allied sources in the Middle East who assess that internal power struggles within Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) — particularly over leadership — will prolong the ongoing war. The assessment comes amid a growing body of open-source and official commentary pointing to a rift between IRGC hardliners and more pragmatic elements in Tehran.
Earlier Friday, CNN reported that senior officials fear the IRGC's stable control over Iran's decision-making renders U.S. interlocutors powerless to sign agreements — a report that The Zioneer covered at 18:32 Jerusalem. Taken together, the two reports suggest that U.S. intelligence and diplomatic assessments increasingly view the IRGC's internal dynamics as a key factor preventing a near-term resolution to the conflict.
No specific timeline or mechanism for how the IRGC struggles would extend the war was detailed in the CNN report. The assessment remains attributed to unnamed sources and has not been independently corroborated.
- StrongCNN: Senior officials fear IRGC's stable grip on Iran's decisions leaves US interlocutors powerless
- DevelopingIRGC-linked analyst Abu Saleh says internal rift in Iran is deeper than assessed
- DevelopingUS media: Iran deal sets stage for further clashes with IRGC
- StrongIRGC issues 'severe warning' to US: any repeat attack will spark wider, prolonged conflict
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