The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said monitoring of politics, economic and social threats and military moves over the past 60 days shows adversaries, having recognized their limits and Iran's advantages, are shifting toward cognitive and

2026-08-27

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said monitoring of politics, economic and social threats and military moves over the past 60 days shows adversaries, having recognized their limits and Iran's advantages, are shifting toward cognitive and intelligence operations and pursuing measures to: weaken the Strait of Hormuz's role in Iran's national security; prevent Iran from again initiating regional wars; limit the "resistance front"'s regional capabilities; impose maritime blockades; undermine "sacred unity" by stoking discontent and polarization; exaggerate and exploit domestic governance weaknesses, shortages and constraints; and provoke street-level unrest.