Kill the commanders in Tehran and the war will stop? Iran wants Washington to believe otherwise. Fars, an agency linked to the Revolutionary Guards, reported on October 21-22 that regional Revolutionary Guard commanders were given broader authority to act in the event of a severance of ties with Tehran, in addition to lists of American military, political and economic targets in the region. This part is single source and unconfirmed. The structure behind it is real. "Mosaic Defense": 31 district commands of the Revolutionary Guards, each with its own weapons, intelligence and siege units. It came into action after the February 28 attacks killed Khamenei. Prime Minister Arajci said in March that the units were "independent and somewhat isolated," in accordance with general instructions given in advance. On the Internet they call it the "dead hand" of Iran. not quite. The Soviet system was automatic and nuclear. These are humans with fixed orders.

Kill the commanders in Tehran and the war will stop? Iran wants Washington to believe otherwise. Fars, an agency linked to the Revolutionary Guards, reported on October 21-22 that regional Revolutionary Guard commanders were given broader authority to act in the event of a severance of ties with Tehran, in addition to lists of American military, political and economic targets in the region. This part is single source and unconfirmed. The structure behind it is real. "Mosaic Defense": 31 district commands of the Revolutionary Guards, each with its own weapons, intelligence and siege units. It came into action after the February 28 attacks killed Khamenei. Prime Minister Arajci said in March that the units were "independent and somewhat isolated," in accordance with general instructions given in advance. On the Internet they call it the "dead hand" of Iran. not quite. The Soviet system was automatic and nuclear. These are humans with fixed orders.