Tehran Confidential (2025)

Synopsis

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps or IRGC is the protector of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the military arm of the Supreme Leader. Also known as the Pasdaran, this deep-state mafia comprising 120,000 men has extensive powers, ensuring bloody repression of the people. No strangers to smuggling and trafficking, the IRGC’s economic empire is worth hundreds of billions of dollars. The Supreme Leader Khomeini has allowed the organization to infiltrate the state and its members are now mayors, members of parliament and ministers, cultivating their networks at the highest levels. The IRGC is responsible for Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile programs, and cultivates not only the art of deterrence, but also a strategy of asymmetrical warfare via the militias and terrorist organizations they finance, arm, and control across the Middle East.

Series Information

Created By

Julie Lerat

First Aired

2025

Last Aired

2025

Seasons

1

Episodes

2

Episode Length

102 min

Genre

Documentary

Network

ARTE

Status

Returning Series

Top Cast

Sarah-Jane Sauvegrain

Narrator (voice)

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