Potential threats to the Iranian state's monopoly on the use of force include rifts within the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the uncertain role of the regular army (Artesh) during mass protests, and the infiltration of Iran's security apparatus by the Israeli intelligence service.

Authors

• Person: Not available Organization: BTI Project
  Iran Country Report 2026 - BTI Transformation Index

Sources

• Iran Country Report 2026 - BTI Transformation Index bti-project.org BTI Project via serper

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• Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps entity