A senior Iranian source told Reuters that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is the 'true winner' of the recent war, arguing the force secured the regime's survival and is best positioned to benefit from sanctions relief after decades of managing sanctions-busting mechanisms. A second senior source said any economic revival effort would further expand the IRGC's significant economic influence.
A senior Iranian source told Reuters that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is the 'true winner' of the war, claiming the force secured the survival of the Islamic system in Iran and is now best positioned to benefit from any removal of sanctions — having already managed most of Iran's sanctions-evasion mechanisms for decades. A second senior source added that any attempt to revive the economy would further expand the IRGC's significant economic influence.
The assessment echoes recent IRGC-aligned public messaging. As The Zioneer reported, the head of the IRGC's judiciary claimed on June 16 that Iran had won its 'third war,' and a senior commander stated on June 11 that Iran's power was stronger than ever. The Reuters report provides an on-record, albeit anonymous, Iranian source corroborating the IRGC's self-perception as the ascendant force in Iran's post-war political economy. The specific mechanisms and extent of IRGC economic control remain unspecified in the report, and the claims have not been independently verified outside the Reuters interview.
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