War beyond battlefield: Iran conflict reshaping global power, economy. Multipolar shift accelerates.
Browsing: Power
Turban vs. Guards: IRGC leads war, clergy sidelined. Third-tier commanders dominate. Mojtaba absent—power shift complete.
Iraq’s militias evolved from ideological proxies to market-driven actors: guns for hire became checkbooks.
IRGC evolved from revolutionary guard to dominant power network: military, intelligence, economic empire.
Iran war could empower IRGC: distributed power ensures continuity. External pressure reinforces hardest elements.
Iran war marks post-liberal order’s death. Power replaces rules. New rivalries emerge. Realism returns.
Conflict reflects struggle over regional order; stability without justice perpetuates cycles of resentment and confrontation.
Authoritarian regimes are not as strong as they appear; stability without institutions is a temporary postponement, not true power.
Iran’s regime is turning on its own clergy, lambasting them for luxury, lost connection, and dependence on state funds.
Trump’s foreign policy revives a historical pattern: the U.S., like Rome, once a liberator, now imposes direct control.