While the commissars for the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) should represent the will of the supreme leader of Iran, today it seems they are speaking for the guards instead of overseeing them; the IRGC is slowly taking over Iran.

Why does Iran consider Afghanistan so important? What are Iran's strategic aims in Afghanistan?

The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps are closely intertwined in the Iranian economy, complicating U.S. and European efforts to stop Iran's nuclear program.

The Iranian regime continues to embrace suicide terrorism as an important component of its military doctrine.

Iran'sMarch 2008 parliamentary elections are bound to mark a milestone in the slow takeover of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.