Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This week, I sat down with one of the founders of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Mohsen Sazegara has witnessed nearly every phase of the modern-day Iranian regime—from the inside. In 1978, at the age of just 23, he was one of Ruhollah Khomeini’s closest aides and advisers, helping plan the final stages of the Iranian Revolution from Khomeini’s commune in Paris. He was then aboard the historic flight that brought Khomeini back to power in Iran after 15 years in exile. After the revolution, Sazegara helped establish the IRGC and held a number of positions in the new government.
Then things began to unravel.
Watch his full conversation with Rafaela Siewert now.
This week, I sat down with one of the founders of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Mohsen Sazegara has witnessed nearly every phase of the modern-day Iranian regime—from the inside. In 1978, at the age of just 23, he was one of Ruhollah Khomeini’s closest aides and advisers, helping plan the final stages of the Iranian Revolution from Khomeini’s commune in Paris. He was then aboard the historic flight that brought Khomeini back to power in Iran after 15 years in exile. After the revolution, Sazegara helped establish the IRGC and held a number of positions in the new government.
Then things began to unravel.
Watch his full conversation with Rafaela Siewert now.
