- Reaction score
- 16,496
- Points
- 1,160
The military is subordinate to the IRGC, I suspect the Clerics and IRGC want to keep the military confined to barracks as they are unlikely to be "Reliable". One commentator thinks that the scale has caught the IRGC off guard and they have been penny packeting their forces around and now cannot to a display of force. Also claims they been bringing in Arabs to shot the civilians (based on language heard in videos). Even if this fails, it's another nail in the regime coffin and at this point they now need to kill a lot of people. Add in the drought, water shortages, economic crisis, it's not looking good. I hope the Shah has good security as the IRGC might try to whack him to remove that lightening rod.
Another factor not in the IRGC favour is that 50,000 of the 70,000 mosques in the country have closed, those mosques and the rural areas were their traditional recruiting grounds. I suspect they may also have a serious recruitment issue and find it had to get fanatical foot soldiers these days.
Another factor not in the IRGC favour is that 50,000 of the 70,000 mosques in the country have closed, those mosques and the rural areas were their traditional recruiting grounds. I suspect they may also have a serious recruitment issue and find it had to get fanatical foot soldiers these days.
