U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Warns Iran is “Becoming a Military Dictatorship”

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has warned that Iran is quickly “becoming a military dictatorship,” saying the specialized forces that make up the Revolutionary Guard were now more powerful than the country’s government.

The Revolutionary Guard, made up of about 125,000 troops, is independent from Iran’s normal army and controls the Basij militia- those responsible for acting as Iran’s “moral police.” The commercial arm of the Revolutionary Guard is heavily involved in construction, oil exports, gas imports, and defense and transport contracts.

According to Clinton, who was speaking to a group of students from a Qatar university, the Revolutionary Guard was becoming more powerful than Iran’s supreme leader, president and parliament and was positioning itself to set up a military dictatorship.

Originally created following the 1979 deposal of the Shah, the Revolutionary Guard Corps was set up to protect the ruling system as well as the supreme leader. Since its creation the Revolutionary Guards Corps has branched into other areas including the economy, making it an extremely powerful body within Iran.

The U.S. has said much of the money that is being generated by the Revolutionary Guards is being funneled back into Iran’s nuclear programs. This has led to the U.S. calling for further sanctions to be put in place.

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