'Cut Off One Head, a New One Will Grow' – Several Officials Killed, Iran Government Not Toppled

Kasra Aarabi, head of research on the Revolutionary Guards at United Against Nuclear Iran, said Iran's decentralized leadership structure was formed after learning from the collapse of the Iraqi military in 2003 during the US-led coalition invasion. If the regime survives, he believes that “the role of the Guards will become even more important.”