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The fear of Iran\u2019s senior officials and Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei over public uprisings, and a power struggle escalation amongst the regime\u2019s factions with the sham presidential election nearing, has reached an unprecedented level. Khamenei delivered a speech recently in this regard at a gathering of Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) members highlighting the sensitivity of this subject.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf there are any laws broken or immoralities during the elections\u2026 the elections will end against our interests\u2026 anyone seeking any measures against the country\u2019s security will most certainly face a harsh slap in the face,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne of the enemy\u2019s most important objectives, or maybe their most important short term objective, is to be able to endanger the country\u2019s security\u2026 their long term objective is the Islamic establishment in principle,\u201d Khamenei added.<\/p>\n
In using the \u201cenemy\u201d term, Khamenei is in fact referring to no one other than the protesting people. To this end, he is warning the farce election candidate to \u201cnot continue any of the enemy\u2019s half-finished or failed measures, as this is in favor of the enemy.\u201d<\/p>\n
Take notice that \u201ca change in character is no different with a change of state. This is the meaning of a change in behavior, meaning to annihilate the Islamic establishment,\u201d Khamenei said in his remarks, once again highlighting how this religious fascism cannot be reformed. (State-run media \u2013 May 10)<\/p>\n
A newspaper associated to the IRGC Basij cited an element linked to Khamenei\u2019s faction issuing a warning to all regime officials not to unveil each other\u2019s embarrassments.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou are sitting on a powder keg ignited some time ago\u2026 I warn you about the large masses of anger and rage behind your city walls\u2026 about the millions, young and old, who are broken and damaged. Rest assured when the storm comes you will not have the chance to run. All paths will be blocked\u2026 you won\u2019t even reach the plane\u2019s stairs like the Shah\u2026 the real threat lies in blind and burning domestic protests,\u201d according to the Basij-linked Javan daily on May 9.<\/p>\n
Brigadier General Eskandar Momeni, second-in-command of Iran\u2019s police, also expressed concern in this regard.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe monafeqin (a term used by the Iranian regime for the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran) and enemies of the states have prepared to launch unrests, seditions and riots across the country\u2026 We witnessed this in the 2009 sedition. Therefore, we must be very careful in this regard and prevent such a wave in the society,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He went on to describe the repressive police anti-riot units as \u201cthe most professional, fastest and most experienced unit across the police apparatus\u201d, and the most effective force to quell \u201cdisruptors of order and security\u201d and the \u201cpolice\u2019s last punch.\u201d (Tasnim news agency, affiliated to the IRGC Quds Force, May 11)<\/p>\n
On the same day deputy police commander Zolghadri said more than 260,000 people are directly involved in guaranteeing security during the elections. Of course, a large portion of the military, police units, intelligence agents in border areas, roads, patrols, checkpoints and other intelligence-related personnel are active in this regard. Most certainly, this issue will be intensified throughout the next week. Zolghadri added any rally or march in the streets, parks and various squares will be banned, and subject to punishment.<\/p>\n
As a result, the fa\u00e7ade elections, aimed to be the regime\u2019s show of strength, have become the scene of yet another major internal power struggle. Various regime factions are brawling over how to preserve their establishment from being their definite overthrow, and to obtain a larger share of power and plundering the people\u2019s riches.<\/p>\n
As the Iranian Resistance has announced time and again, whatever the result of these sham elections, the regime in its entirety will be far weaker and its domestic and international crises further escalated.<\/p>\n
Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran<\/strong> The fear of Iran’s senior officials and Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei over public uprisings, and a power struggle escalation amongst the regime’s factions with the sham presidential election nearing, has […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":45467,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[77],"tags":[175],"class_list":{"0":"post-22789","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-iran-election-2017-news","8":"tag-updated"},"yoast_head":"\n
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