We reported a number of times that it appears there are factions vying for control in Iran, with senior clerics battling with the IRGC. The clerics say it is no longer the Islamic Republic and is now a Revolutionary Guards Republic. That is how it appears on the outside, and many have commented on it. The President and the Speaker, who are negotiating with the US, want peace, and the IRGC keeps threatening everyone in the neighborhood.
So many of these totalitarian regimes end up in the hands of the military, which is a logical end. They need a lot of enforcement capabilities to keep people in line with what they are offering.
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