CENTCOM commander says economic pressure is straining Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps
Photo: AxiosHow the sides differ Alternative sources stress militias sending money back to the IRGC; right sources stress the blockade's costs to Iran and the IRGC's inability to pay troops.
U.S. CENTCOM Commander Adm. Brad Cooper said Friday that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is under heavy economic pressure after nine months of war. Axios reports he said Iran-backed regional militias have been sending money back to the IRGC to ease that strain, and notes the U.S. military has been preparing for a possible return to major combat operations. Breitbart reports he said the U.S. naval blockade and economic campaign imposed devastating costs, denying Iran at least $25 billion in oil exports and leaving the IRGC unable to pay its troops.
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Axios frames it as militias funneling money to a cash-starved IRGC, set against U.S. military preparations for possible renewed combat.
Breitbart presents it as evidence the U.S. blockade and pressure campaign worked, highlighting lost oil revenue and the IRGC's unpaid troops.