The Financial Engine — Front Companies, Smuggling Cartels, and Sanction-Evasion Infrastructure – Part 4

The IRGC’s financial engine: front companies, hawala, digital assets and shadow banking that move billions past sanctions.

Defa-e Mozaik (Mosaic Defense) and the Asymmetric Deterrence Continuum – Part 6

Defa-e Mozaik (Mosaic Defense): the IRGC doctrine for integrating unconventional, multi-axis capabilities against superior foes.

Technical Audit of IRGC Transshipment Corridors: Red Sea & Bab-el-Mandeb Axes – Part 3

How IRGC Units 190 and 6000 keep Red Sea transshipment corridors running despite international maritime interdiction.

Cyber-Kinetic Operations — IRGC Electronic Warfare Units and SCADA System Target Selection – Part 5

How IRGC cyber units compromise SCADA and PLC systems in water, energy and fuel infrastructure, including the IOCONTROL malware.

Command Hierarchy and Institutional Architecture of the IRGC – Part 2

The IRGC’s command hierarchy and institutional architecture, and how it bypasses the Iranian state to run regional strategy.

Core Analysis and Strategic Recommendations – Part 7

Core findings and recommendations: the IRGC as a transregional network blending state power, crime syndicates, cyber and proxies.

The Architecture of Regional Defiance – Part 1

How the IRGC operates as a parallel military state, building a multi-axis theater from western Iran to the Bab el-Mandeb.