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Is that reliable? The IRGC basically runs the economy and takes a significant cut. The IGRC is also separate from the military. The nuclear program, quite obvio
by 01100011 7mo ago
Is that reliable? The IRGC basically runs the economy and takes a significant cut. The IGRC is also separate from the military. The nuclear program, quite obviously for military use, may also not be included. What about support for proxy groups? Hezbollah alone gets support above $1B per year.
- brohee 7mo ago$1B per year for Hezbollah is like $1 a month per Iranian.I doubt it changes the Iranians living conditions much...
- caminante 7mo agoI was aware of the IRGC graft. I tried to check the amounts normalized for % of GDP. Conservative estimates put them at half of the 2% GDP military spend. However, the IRGC's tentacles are also estimated to siphon off something like +50% of the GDP.[0] Not all of that money's going to military hardware, but they have a substantial slush fund and use the Iranian resource base as a military piggy bank. [0]https://fortune.com/2026/03/02/iran-islamic-revolutionary-guard-irgc-business-empire-economy-us-israel-bombing/ https://fortune.com/2026/03/02/iran-islamic-revolutionary-gu...
- 01100011 7mo agoNot just that, but the IRGC cronies have massive overseas investments bought with stolen money: https://www.transparency.org.uk/news/londons-role-irans-financial-networks-and-why-it-matters-now https://www.transparency.org.uk/news/londons-role-irans-fina...