A striking reversal has emerged in Iran's relationship with its terror proxies, according to Admiral Brad Cooper, commander of US Central Command (CENTCOM).
The economic crisis in Tehran has reached a point where terror organizations and militias that received Iranian funding for years are now transferring money in the opposite direction, back to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
In a video released Friday, Cooper described the impact of US economic pressure on the Iranian regime following nine months of war and extensive restrictions on its economic activity.
Among the organizations now sending funds to the IRGC are Hezbollah, Hamas, and Shiite militias operating in Iraq, Cooper said.
The financial distress of Iranian forces has become so severe, Cooper claimed, that Tehran-aligned organizations are withholding salary payments to their own operatives in order to transfer funds to the Revolutionary Guards.
Inside Iran itself, the regime is struggling to meet its financial obligations, he said. Reports indicate delays in paying salaries, pensions and benefits to public employees, including members of internal security forces and the IRGC.
The development marks a significant shift in the economic relationship between Iran and its proxy network, reversing a decades-long pattern in which Tehran served as the primary funding source for their operations.
