A nuclear weapons program could shift power within Iran’s leadership by empowering the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) at the expense of the clerical establishment, a development Iran's leaders have historically feared due to the potential for a military coup.

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  The Implications Of Iran's Failed Proxy Strategy - Hoover Institution

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• Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps entity