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To topple the Islamic Republic, dismantle the IRGC machinery of repression

There are about 200,000 highly radicalised and armed members that make up this core suppressive force, with at least 50,000 in Tehran alone

5 min read

Members of the Basij militia march in a parade at a Revolutionary Guards base in northeastern Tehran (Image: Getty)

IRGC-Basij parade in Tehran, Iran, on January 10, 2025. (Image: Getty)

Britain is isolated in its failure to ban the IRGC – putting national security at risk

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Iranian ballistic missiles depicted on Tehran billboard (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)

My IRGC sources say fearful Iran are waiting for Bibi’s exit – so Israel should strike now

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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 14: Tom Tugendhat, MP for Tonbridge, addresses guests while standing with the downed Iranian-made Shahed-136 attack drone, used by Russia in Ukraine, at the Houses of Parliament on October 14, 2025 in London, England. The event was organised by United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI), a US-based organisation that aims to combat the threat of Iran's nuclear programme, and was intended to highlight the Iranian regime's role in Russia's aggression in Europe. The drone is the same weapon Russia has used to extensively against Ukraine, where Russia has allegedly deployed 38,000 drones in 2025 alone. Last month, Polish and NATO forces had to intercept different kinds of Russian drones - some of which appeared to be decoys - that entered Poland's airspace, which led Poland to trigger NATO's Article 4, underscoring the perceived threat to European security. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Iran, Russia, China: the rising axis threatening Britain

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Prepare for a weak but reckless Iran to go on the front foot against Israel

The return of snapback sanctions hurt but, for the regime, Israel and the US are the immediate threats

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October 1, 2025 11:11

A masked Basij militant salutes to the camera in downtown Tehran, Iran, on January 10, 2025 (Photo by HOSSEIN BERIS/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

Canberra moves to ban the IRGC – now Starmer must follow

The US, Canada and Australia clearly recognise the imminent threat posed by the Iranian regime. If our strongest security allies can act, Labour has no excuse to stand by while Tehran’s terror spreads on Britain’s streets

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August 27, 2025 13:59

IRGC parade in Tehran on January 10, 2025. (Image: Getty)

The Islamic Republic’s North Korea moment

Since the ceasefire, domestic oppression has only intensified in Iran. The regime is arresting people, imposing internet blackouts and preparing for global terror – while the West remains unprepared

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July 1, 2025 16:59

The regime's notorious Evin prison in Tehran. Human rights groups and survivors say that torture and executions of dissidents are routine there. (Image: Wikimedia)

The Syria-isation of Iran: Why the Islamic Republic could soon share the Assad regime’s fate

Israel’s dominance in the skies has shattered Iran’s defences—now, a strike on Ayatollah Khamenei could bring the entire regime crashing down

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June 16, 2025 12:47

Israeli F-35s and F-15s refueling mid-air with a KC-707 tanker. (Image: IDF)

Why the UK must proscribe the IRGC before it’s too late

Proscription would have meaningful consequence on the IRGC’s ability to operate on British soil

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May 7, 2025 14:29

Iranian drone on display during manoeuvres in Tehran in January this year (Photo: Getty Images)

Iran’s Khameini will try to run down the nuclear clock

Amid domestic unrest over the economy and fury from the hard base, Iran may be prone to miscalculations, recklessness and strategic errors

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April 3, 2025 15:49

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been is under pressure to balance his regime's line with US pressure on its nuclear programme (Image: Getty)

We should follow Trump’s lead and deport extremists

Foreign born nationals who support terrorism should be on the next plane out

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March 24, 2025 10:38

Protestors gather to demand the release of Mahmoud Khalil (Getty)

Never again? How about dealing with Iran...

The West has been, and remains, in complete denial about the Ayatollah’s war on Jews

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January 22, 2025 10:36

Iranian Supreme leader Ali Khamenei (centre) with President Masoud Pezeshkian (left), Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf (second left), Judiciary Chief Mohsen Ejeie (second right) and Hezbollah representative in Iran Abdallah Safieddine reading the Koran during the Friday prayer ceremony on October 04, 2024 in Tehran (Getty Images)

I spoke to Khamenei’s footsoldiers. He is in trouble.

Fault lines are emerging in the IRGC over the handling of Syria

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December 19, 2024 16:40

A photo Ayatollah Ali Khameini in Iran (Getty Images)

Starmer should align with Trump policy on Iran

There is a series of measures that would have us standing shoulder-to-shoulder with the US

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November 21, 2024 11:09

A S-200 surface-to-air missile system on display in Tehran (Getty Images)

This is a golden opportunity to stamp on Tehran

The IRGC’s terror network has been badly damaged by the killings of Sinwar and Nasrallah

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October 22, 2024 10:15

Posters of former Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah during a mass funeral (Getty Images)

Tehran’s disturbing new reality is that Mossad has infiltrated its Lebanese proxy at the highest level

Nasrallah knows the attacks on Hezbollah simply could not have happened without internal collusion

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September 24, 2024 17:13

Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli air strike in the Lebanese village of Khiam, near the Lebanon-Israel border, on September 23, 2024. The Israeli military on September 23 told people in Lebanon to move away from Hezbollah targets and vowed to carry out more "extensive and precise" strikes against the Iran-backed group. (Photo by Rabih DAHER / AFP) (Photo by RABIH DAHER/AFP via Getty Images)

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