The heaviest blows were directed at the IRGC and key political leadership, while Iran\u2019s conventional army, the Artesh, was largely left intact.<\/p>\n
This does not mean the Artesh operates fully independently of the regime, but the contrast is clear. One force was systematically degraded, while the other was not.<\/p>\n
Inside Iran, the IRGC is widely seen as the regime\u2019s ideological core, while the Artesh is often viewed as more closely tied to the population and made up largely of ordinary Iranians.<\/p>\n
Whether fully accurate or not, this perception appears to align with the targeting strategy of the United States.<\/p>\n
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