New Delhi, April 1 -- Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) have effectively assumed control over key state functions amid rising tensions between the Pezeshkian administration and Iran's military leadership, sources told Iran International.

As Iran continues to be under attack by the US and Israel, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) reportedly blocked presidential appointments and decisions, effectively sidelining the government from executive control.

Sources told Iran International that Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian's efforts to appoint a new intelligence minister last Thursday collapsed under direct pressure from IRGC chief of staff Ahmad Vahidi.

All proposed candidates, including Hossein Dehghan, were rejected. ...