How the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has tightened its grip on Iran

The Revolutionary Guard granted autonomy to its units, so that the different regional commanders set up their respective units and acted, without having to wait for orders from their superiors, who were liquidated in the first bombings," said Antonio Giustozzi. ...Iran could end up looking like Pakistan," Giustozzi said. "In Pakistan, from time to time, the military takes power, but in the end they decide to withdraw because they don't want to have to bear the blame for the failure of the economy," he explained. "The IRGC military could choose to remain powerful and have a kind of veto power over the civilian government, but not total control. They would be a power in the shadows," he concluded.