{"id":322346,"date":"2026-03-02T21:00:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T21:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-islamic-revolutionary-guard-explained\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T21:00:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T21:00:08","slug":"the-islamic-revolutionary-guard-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-islamic-revolutionary-guard-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"The Islamic Revolutionary Guard explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/3XRNxjghggs\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"The Islamic Revolutionary Guard explained\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3XRNxjghggs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is one of Iran\u2019s most powerful institutions, an elite force that has crushed protests and helped keep the regime in power for decades. 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