Under the new rules, it is now a criminal offense to belong to the IRGC, express support for it, assist its activities, or receive material benefits on its behalf.
'Every dollar prevented from reaching the Revolutionary Guards is a dollar that will not reach Hezbollah, Hamas, the Houthis, and Iran's other terrorist proxies,' Katz said.
The regime must feel it has learned a powerful lesson: It can engage in provocative actions, extract concessions through pressure, get away with violations, and still remain firmly in power.
IRGC members are trained to see the world through the lens of resistance, martyrdom, anti-Americanism, antisemitism, and blind loyalty to the supreme leader.
Earlier this month, Iran launched several missile barrages at Israel in defense of Hezbollah, shattering a fragile ceasefire that had been in place since April 8.
Trump prefers an agreement to another prolonged war, but he also understands that an agreement reached through weakness can produce an even greater conflict.
Inside Iran, the regime presents even symbolic contacts with major Western leaders as evidence that powerful countries are appealing to Tehran and acknowledging its importance.
While Iran projects a united front, a dangerous power struggle is brewing beneath the surface, with the IRGC increasingly calling the shots as Khamenei remains sidelined.
The idea that Iran's beleaguered people will suddenly, somehow, with no weapons whatsoever, magically rise up and take back their country from a regime armed to the teeth and with a rich record of mass murder is beyond delusional.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Wednesday that the U.S. military’s 'Operation Epic Fury' against Iran was ahead of the four-to-six-week timeline Washington had set for the war.
Instead of foregrounding Larijani’s role within a regime accused of violently suppressing protests, coverage leaned into biography. Scholar. Pragmatist. A man of ideas.
Larijani helped direct Iran’s regional strategy, including the use of proxies to attack Israel, the relentless pursuit of nuclear weapons, and the rejection of diplomatic efforts that would have halted that program.
'If for any reason mines were placed and they are not removed forthwith, the military consequences to Iran will be at a level never seen before,' Trump wrote.
Araghchi accused Europe of 'blatant hypocrisy' for taking 'zero action in response to Israel’s genocide in Gaza' while rushing to invoke human rights in Iran.
The 27-nation bloc is also expected to approve visa bans and asset freezes on 21 state entities and Iranian officials, including Iran’s Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni.
The gathering of faith-based lawmakers who lead the Israel caucuses in their respective parliaments also urged European governments to permanently defund UNRWA.
Iranian hit men who planned to knock off an Israeli businessman in Eastern Europe were exposed by a hacking group, which disclosed the information to a news outlet.
While Iran's president vowed revenge three years after Qassem Soleimani's death, the regime suffered another loss when a senior IRGC officer was gunned down at his home.