TEHRAN – Iran’s top general said Saturday cooperation and synergy between the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) and the Islamic Republic of Iran Army have placed them among the top military powers of the region and the world.
Addressing the 24th meeting of IRGC commanders and officials here, Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Muhammad Bagheri hailed the IRGC’s performance during the last year, saying the elite force, alongside the Army, operates as a powerful arm of the Islamic Republic.

Bagheri said, “This revolutionary organization has thwarted the plans of the Global Arrogance,” describing the “green-wearing” forces of the IRGC as the most important obstacle to total US domination over the world.
“The IRGC is an obstacle to an absolute domination of the Global Arrogance, and this is the reason for the enmities and pressures of the United States and its allies against the IRGC,” he said.
General Bagheri further said the U.S. is still seeking a unipolar world, adding Washington’s power is in decline.
“Today, Russia is standing up to the expansionism of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and China is also seeking to strengthen its military power to confront the United States,” he noted.
He said international organizations such as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and BRICS have also demonstrated their power in the world.
These are all signs of the decline of the United States, the top Iranian general said.