A January 2026 Newsweek analysis reported that despite significant senior-level losses during the 12-day war, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) retained substantial institutional depth with an estimated 180,000 personnel.

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• Person: Not available Organization: Irregular Warfare Initiative
  We Bombed the Wrong Target Iran's Proxy Network Strategy

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• We Bombed the Wrong Target Iran's Proxy Network Strategy irregularwarfare.org Irregular Warfare Initiative via serper

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• Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps entity
• Twelve-Day War event
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