Who really speaks for Iran? The answer, most likely, is whoever has the most guns.

American Thinker ^ | 06/04/2026 | Mark C. Ross

[SeekAndFind]

Seldom, if ever, in the history of war did the opening event eliminate the senior leadership of the opponent.

Victor Davis Hanson has just published a rather thorough description of the current structure of Iran’s government.  Suffice it to say we are “negotiating” with ambiguity.  Should one want to find who’s most in charge, he’d need look no farther than the Islamic Revolutionary Gard Corps (IRGC) simply because they have the most guns.

Further inhibiting the progress of negotiations is the Persian cultural predisposition to deal with strangers in bad faith.  Fortunately, this is fairly common knowledge, although unhinged critics of President Trump frequently spout out that Trump doesn’t know this.  Of course, he does and thus the emphasis has to be placed on enforcement of an agreement and requiring observed compliance to occur before any concessions are made.

But what about the Iranian people? They’re the ones in harm’s way. Obviously, the “government” of Iran doesn’t include them in their calculations — hence the humanitarian component of American motives for initiating the conflict. Ever since WW2 (World War Eleven, if you’re a member of the Squad), aerial bombardment has been a mainstay of military conflict, with civilians taking much of the incoming. Though such efforts were mostly directed at rival combatants and infrastructure, innocent civilians still suffer under the imposed destruction.

It is expected by some that organized opposition by the Iranian people may serve to further weaken the remnants of the regime. Some skeptics ask why then are we not arming such groups...and I ask them, “How do you know we’re not doing that?”

Perhaps the current relaxation of hostilities and promotion of deal-making is really a cover for such a possible outcome. Others point out that Trump is more inclined to pursue economic warfare than kinetic kind,

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Iran; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: iran; irgc; negotiations; nukes

[allendale]

The IRGC has the most to lose if the mullah regime is deposed. The new rulers won’t forgive and forget. Regime change won’t be easy. The IRGC and the core people who control the banks, the bazaars, the oil industry, the food and the oil industry also won’t go quietly. It is going to take hard ground fighting and casualties. Any “deal” with the mullah regime is unenforcable and worthless.

[Brian Griffin]

Israel can use Ukrainian methods to take out Iran’s oil and fertilizer industries.

The Ukrainians use drones.

[Steven Tyler]

This guy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsVi2RqE7ek

[Brian Griffin]

“It is going to take hard ground fighting and casualties”

Dear Ukrainian Drone Warrior:

Israel intends to conduct operations in Iran and needs the support of drone experts such as yourself. You will be paid $10,000 in US dollars for each armed Iranian you kill and $3,000 for each armed Iranian you disable during those operations as evidenced by drone video. If you’d like to participate, please return this form to your commanding officer for forwarding to the Ministry of Defense.

[Brian Griffin]

The Kurds have been betrayed too many times by Western governments. The US won’t be able to count on their help.

[frank ballenger]

“Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.”

—Mao Zedong
April, 1927.

[frank ballenger]

Reports said the US sent arms for the Iranian populace but most of them were stolen by the Kurds and kept. If true that isn’t nice.

[Uncle Miltie]

Drop 1 bridge and bomb 1 electric turbine each day until they give up all their nuke material, technology, etc.

That’s it. One each per day. In priority order (highest first).

They’ll capitulate eventually. If not, they’ll be in the Stone Age and not a worry any longer.

[Georgia Girl 2]

The IRGC is currently calling the shots. No deal will be agreed to until they are gone.