"It is an elite armed force and a constitutionally recognised component of the Iranian military, established in 1979 after the Islamic revolution. It operates alongside the country's regular army but answers directly to the supreme leader. In fact, its doctrine is built on velayat-e faqih, or guardianship of the Islamic jurist, essentially the protection of the Islamic revolution and its fealty to the supreme religious leader."
"To the members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard, the armed forces and all of the police, I say tonight that you must lay down your weapons and have complete immunity, Trump said. Or in the alternative, face certain death. So, lay down your arms. You will be treated fairly with total immunity, or you will face certain death."
"If Trump's appeal to the IRGC was aimed at inspiring defections or abdications, it does not seem to have had the intended effect. Instead, they retaliated with drone and missile attacks on Israel and multiple Arab states that host US assets in the region."
The IRGC is an elite, constitutionally recognized Iranian military force established after the 1979 Islamic revolution. It operates alongside Iran's regular army but answers directly to the supreme leader, with its doctrine centered on velayat-e faqih—guardianship of the Islamic jurist. The organization comprises ground, naval, and air forces, includes the internal security Basij militia, and operates the Quds Force for external special operations. When President Trump demanded IRGC members surrender with immunity or face death, Iran responded with drone and missile attacks instead. Trump's appeal failed because it fundamentally misunderstands the IRGC's ideological commitment to the Islamic revolution and its institutional loyalty to supreme religious leadership.
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