General Spider Marks
Former senior military/intelligence officer offering strategic analysis and firsthand perspectives on Iran and the IRGC, drawing on personal contacts and service experience.
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Mar 16, 2026 • 6min
The IRGC Is Weakened, but the Iranian People Still Won't Revolt, Says Major-General
General Spider Marks, a former senior military/intelligence officer with firsthand Iran experience, explains why 93 million Persians are unlikely to rise up. He discusses Iranian society's acceptance of the IRGC, how the IRGC is weakened yet still controls, missed windows for popular revolt, ethnic fissures and limits of Kurdish action, and shifting regional hegemony involving Israel and Saudi Arabia.
