Revolutionary Guard has taken over Iran’s economy, secret files said to show

Iran’s powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has a firm grip on the country’s economy through companies it operates, making the powerful military outfit a key decision-maker on foreign policy, according to secret documents obtained by Britain’s The Times newspaper.

Memos obtained by the People’s Mojahedin Organisation of Iran (MEK) opposition group indicate the IRGC has effectively taken control of Iran’s economy, according to the report published Saturday.

The confidential documents dealt with the activities of the Resistance Economy Headquarters, an organization that was set up after the US killed senior IRGC commander General Qassem Soleimani in a missile strike in 2020. The aim of the Resistance Economy Headquarters was to give the military greater control over economic matters. READ MORE