Iran has reported the deaths of two senior IRGC officials.
The photo is published by Channel 12.
An explosion reportedly occurred in Isfahan on Wednesday, killing officers with the ranks equivalent to lieutenant colonel and major.
It is worth noting that there is an Iranian air base in Isfahan.
Earlier, Kursor reported that Iran is avoiding escalation but is losing control over its proxies.
Iran faces serious challenges to its traditional strategy of using proxy groups to achieve geopolitical goals. Tehran now faces a difficult challenge: how to maintain its influence in the region while avoiding direct military confrontation, especially now that its allies such as Hezbollah, the Houthis and Iraqi militias increasingly seek an escalation of the conflict.
Over the past decades, Iran has been actively building a coalition of armed groups that share its ideology and operate across the Middle East. This strategy allowed Tehran to conduct a hybrid war through its proxies, avoiding direct confrontation with opponents including Israel, the United States, and other Western powers. Iran supports its allies by providing them with affordable but effective weapons, such as missiles and drones, which are used to attack key targets.
However, in recent months, this strategy has begun to falter. According to the Wall Street Journal, the assassination of one of Hamas’s key figures, Ismail Haniyeh, was a major milestone that alarmed the Iranian elite, as the risk of direct attacks on Iranian territory increased. Despite its modernization efforts, Tehran remains vulnerable to attack due to its outdated military, much of which was acquired before the 1979 Islamic Revolution in the 1970s.
Recognizing the weaknesses of its air defense, Iran has focused its efforts on developing attack drones and missiles capable of hitting targets in Israel. However, despite their offensive potential, these systems do not provide effective protection of Iranian airspace. This creates a serious dilemma for the Iranian leadership: how to defend against potential attacks from Israel and the United States that could follow if Tehran’s proxy groups begin to act aggressively.
At the same time, tension is growing between the power groups themselves. Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Houthis in Yemen and Iran-backed Iraqi Shiite militias are increasingly inclined to take action. Their growing frustration with Tehran’s indecisiveness could cause these groups to spiral out of control. In this case, the consequences will be dire, especially considering that the targets of their attacks are not only Israeli forces, but also US troops stationed in the region.
