What is the greatest obstacle to peace in Iran?
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🗓️ 25 March 2026
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We’re learning this morning that the US has sent Iran a fifteen-point plan to end the war in the Middle East. However, Israeli journalist Amit Segal reports that Israeli leaders fear the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) will undermine any agreement with the West. Yesterday’s announcement that Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, a former IRGC commander, will replace the slain Ali Larijani as head of the country’s security council reinforces their fears. Why would the IRGC want to continue fighting a war that is so devastating to their nation?
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| 0:00.0 | It's Wednesday, March the 25th, 2026, and this is Denison Forum's daily article podcast. |
| 0:08.4 | We're glad you're here. |
| 0:09.5 | Today's daily article is authored by friend and chief vision officer, Dr. Jim Denison, and narrated by Chris Elkins. |
| 0:18.5 | We're learning this morning that the U.S. has sent Iran a 15-point plan to end the war in the Middle East. |
| 0:25.3 | The plan was delivered by way of Pakistan, but it is unclear how widely it has been shared among Iranian officials. |
| 0:32.6 | However, Israeli journalist Amit Siegel reports that Israeli leaders fear the IRGC, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, will undermine any agreement with the West. |
| 0:44.1 | Yesterday's announcement that Muhammad Baghears-O-Gadar, a former IRGC commander, will replace the slain Ali Lanzani as head of the country's Security Council reinforces their fears. |
| 0:56.0 | Why would the IRGC want to continue fighting a war that is so devastating to their nation? |
| 1:01.0 | According to an extensive report by the Middle East Institute, the IRGC has developed in recent years from a militia into a quote-unquote parallel state within Iran. |
| 1:12.9 | Its leaders and members understand the world through the prism of Mahdism, |
| 1:17.6 | the return of the divinely ordained Imam Mahdi, |
| 1:21.0 | who will rid the world of evil and injustice through, quote, |
| 1:24.3 | one final apocalyptic battle between Dar al-Islam, meaning land of the Muslims, |
| 1:30.1 | and Dar al-Khafer, translated, land of the infidels. |
| 1:33.7 | They believe that the 1979 Islamic Revolution marked the first stage of the Madi's return. |
| 1:39.8 | The IRGC now exists to prepare the world for the emergence of the imam of the age by fighting the enemies of Islam. |
| 1:49.0 | In such a conflict, they win by not losing. |
| 1:52.0 | The survival of the IRGC and the Islamic regime constitute success, |
| 1:57.0 | enabling them to continue their aggression against Israel and the West until they are defeated and or the Madi returns. |
| 2:05.0 | In this sense, the U.S. and Israel are fighting a military battle against an ideological foe. |
| 2:11.9 | For anyone who doubts whether the spiritual is real or relevant, this conflict should be proof enough. A bench beside a pond |
| 2:19.3 | in our neighborhood is my favorite place to visit. When I spend time there in the early morning, |
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