Tehran Confidential(2025)

Tehran Confidential is a documentary series that examines the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Iran's powerful military and security apparatus. The IRGC, also known as the Pasdaran, operates as both a state institution and a sprawling economic empire worth hundreds of billions of dollars, with involvement in smuggling, trafficking, and illicit commerce. The series investigates how IRGC members have infiltrated Iran's government at every level—serving as mayors, parliamentarians, and ministers—while maintaining control over the country's nuclear and ballistic missile programs. It explores the organization's strategy of asymmetrical warfare through proxy militias and armed groups across the Middle East, revealing how this deep-state network wields influence far beyond traditional military boundaries and shapes Iran's regional power.