What history tells us about how Iran’s Revolutionary Guard would resist any US ground invasion

NewsWorldMiddle EastWhat history tells us about how Iran’s Revolutionary Guard would resist any US ground invasionThe IRGC will likely resist any invasion of Iranian territory with tenacityIbrahim Al-Marashi The Conversation Saturday 04 April 2026 12:31 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2951817","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/irans-revolutionary-guard-trump-ground-invaasion-b2951817.html","title":"What history tells us about how Iran’s Revolutionary Guard would resist a invasion"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-18134","index":0}Members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) giving a military salute during a military parade in Tehran (Iranian Presidency)On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.p...