Opinion: IRGC's Enduring Strength and Its Implications for the Iran-Israel Conflict
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IRGC's Resilience: What It Means for the Iran-Israel War's Future
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News18•02-03-2026, 11:56
IRGC's Resilience: What It Means for the Iran-Israel War's Future
•The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched counter-strikes, including ballistic missiles and Shahed-136 drones, after initial Israeli-American attacks.
•IRGC claimed to have struck 27 American facilities, a US Navy ship, and targets in Israel, including Tel Nof Air Base and Tel Aviv headquarters.
•The IRGC Aerospace Force, with 15,000-20,000 personnel, controls Iran's offensive capabilities, including a Missile Command with 1,000+ medium-range missiles.
•Iran possesses thousands of shorter-range ballistic missiles stored in heavily fortified underground "missile cities," making them difficult to neutralize.
•The IRGC's drone fleet, including inexpensive Shahed-136 suicide drones, allows for large-scale saturation attacks, and its navy specializes in asymmetrical warfare in the Persian Gulf.
