IRGC announces improved economic relations with Rouhani
The commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said that despite initial doubts, relations between the organization and the administration of President Hassan Rouhani have improved.
In a press conference yesterday, Sept. 17, the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Mohamamd Ali Jaffari, spoke about relations with the administration of President Hassan Rouhani, Iran’s support for Iraqi groups in Amerli and Iran’s position on the US-led coalition against Islamic State group (IS).
In regard to relations between the administration and IRGC, Jaffari said, “Although there were doubts in the beginning, the officials from the administration also reached the conclusion that [the IRGC's] ability in construction cannot be ignored. At the moment, there is good cooperation and interaction between [the IRGC] and the administration.”
When Rouhani took office in August 2013, one of his goals was to decrease the economic and also political role of the IRGC. Economically, the administration had planned for the IRGC to continue its large-scale industrial projects while smaller projects were passed on to the private sector.
Jaffari had previously said that the IRGC was ready to help improve the economy, and was critical that the administration had not taken the organization up on its offer.
