IRGC Budget Nearly Double That of Regular Army

Budget analysis reveals the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps received 311 trillion tomans ($6 billion) in 2025, nearly twice the regular Army's allocation of 177 trillion tomans ($3.4 billion). Critics argue the disparity reflects the regime's prioritization of ideological defense and proxy operations over conventional military readiness, at a time when the June war exposed critical gaps in Iran's air defense and conventional capabilities. Reformist media outlets cite the figures as evidence of misplaced spending priorities amid economic collapse.