{"id":260636,"date":"2022-06-30T22:27:41","date_gmt":"2022-06-30T20:27:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=260636"},"modified":"2023-02-05T19:50:57","modified_gmt":"2023-02-05T18:50:57","slug":"who-is-mohammad-kazemi-and-can-he-save-iranian-regimes-irgc-intelligence-organization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/anews\/who-is-who\/who-is-mohammad-kazemi-and-can-he-save-iranian-regimes-irgc-intelligence-organization\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Mohammad Kazemi and Can He Save Iranian regime\u2019s IRGC Intelligence Organization?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_260648\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-260648\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"mohammad-kazemi-hossein-taeb-iran-irgc\" class=\"wp-image-260648\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/mohammad-kazemi-hossein-taeb-iran-irgc.jpg\" alt=\"mohammad-kazemi-hossein-taeb-iran-irgc\" width=\"1000\" height=\"503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/mohammad-kazemi-hossein-taeb-iran-irgc.jpg 745w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/mohammad-kazemi-hossein-taeb-iran-irgc-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/mohammad-kazemi-hossein-taeb-iran-irgc-150x76.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/mohammad-kazemi-hossein-taeb-iran-irgc-696x350.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-260648\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">New IRGC-IO commander Mohammad Kazemi (left) and his predecessor Hossein Taeb<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">On June 23, Hossein Salami, the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) Commander-in-Chief, appointed the IRGC Brigadier General Mohammad Kazemi as the new chief of the IRGC Intelligence Organization.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Hossein Taeb, the former commander of the IRGC-IO, was booted from his position after 13 years, following a series of assassinations of the IRGC\u2019s commanders and numerous operations by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iranian-resistance-units\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Iranian Resistance Units<\/a> against the regime\u2019s centers of oppression. Sacking Taeb, \u00a0a confidant of the regime\u2019s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and his son Mojtaba reveals the depths of what Khamenei describes as the \u201ccrisis of infiltration\u201d in the regime\u2019s security apparatus.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Since its foundation in 2009, the IRGC-IO has been under Khamenei\u2019s direct supervision, operating as a parallel security organization to the regime\u2019s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS). According to the regime\u2019s constitution, a mullah should be the Minister of intelligence. Thus, Khamenei appointed Taeb as the IRGC-IO chief. But he was forced to dismiss him despite the fact that he controlled a vast intelligence apparatus.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">More about Taeb <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/anews\/who-is-who\/who-is-hossein-taeb-recently-booted-from-irans-irgc-intelligence-unit\/\">in our recent in-depth report.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Taeb proved his loyalty to Khamenei by crushing domestic dissent at home and exporting terrorism abroad. But when the vast scope of assassinations by the regime\u2019s foreign adversaries and the operations by the Iranian Resistance mounted, Khamenei recognized the faltering state of the IRGC-IO. To end the \u201ccrisis of infiltration,\u201d he appointed Kazemi as the IRGC-IO new chief. But who is Kazemi?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Before being appointed as the new head of the IRGC-IO, Mohammad Kazemi was not a public figure. He has been in charge of the IRGC&#8217;s Intelligence and Information Protection Unit since 2009. This unit acts as the IRGC\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninstitute.org\/policy-analysis\/irans-intelligence-organizations-and-transnational-suppression\" rel=\"noopener\">counterintelligence organization<\/a> and is responsible for identifying spies and fighting infiltration in the regime\u2019s security apparatus. So, the organization operates in shadow. Therefore, Kazemi is not a public figure. Yet, he is very close to Khamenei and deeply trusted by him.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Kazemi had tried to prevent the leaking of confidential information outside the IRGC while in charge of the political-security surveillance of the IRGC commanders and its personnel.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">According to the information obtained by the Iranian Resistance, Kazemi is considered the IRGC\u2019s highest official. He vets all the IRGC commanders and approves all missions. Even Khamenei\u2019s Chief of Staff, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/home.treasury.gov\/news\/press-releases\/sm824\" rel=\"noopener\">Mohammadi Golpayegani<\/a>, and his closest colleague, Vahid Haghani, are not allowed to make any changes in the regime\u2019s security apparatus without Kazemi\u2019s consent.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">IRGC Information Protection Organization<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The IRGC Directorate for Information Protection was established in 1983 and expanded rapidly.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In 2009, Khamenei promoted the IRGC Information Protection Unit to the &#8220;Information Protection Organization of the IRGC.\u201d This organization is a centralized intelligence entity, independent of the General Staff of the Revolutionary Guards and directly under Khamenei\u2019s control.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">This institution is the IRGC&#8217;s internal intelligence, tasked with countering espionage inside the force, preventing infiltrations, protecting confidential information, and monitoring its personnel.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Khamenei directly appoints commanders of this organization through the IRGC\u2019s commander in chief.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"mohammad-kazemi-hossein-taeb-iran-irgc2\" class=\"size-full wp-image-260649 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/mohammad-kazemi-hossein-taeb-iran-irgc2.jpg\" alt=\"mohammad-kazemi-hossein-taeb-iran-irgc2\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/mohammad-kazemi-hossein-taeb-iran-irgc2.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/mohammad-kazemi-hossein-taeb-iran-irgc2-150x116.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\u201cMohammad Kazemi has been in charge of the IRGC secret box. Khamenei&#8217;s emphasis on preventing the enemies\u2019 \u2018infiltration,\u2019 offers some insight into his appointment,\u201d the state-run Iran Dideban <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.didbaniran.ir\/%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B3%DB%8C-3\/134549-%D8%B1%D8%A6%DB%8C%D8%B3-%D8%AC%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D8%B7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%B3%D9%BE%D8%A7%D9%87-%DA%A9%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%AA-%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B8%D9%85%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%DA%AF%D8%B2%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%B4-%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AA%D8%A7-%D8%AA%D8%BA%DB%8C%DB%8C%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%85%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D9%86%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B0\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote on June 23<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">While Kazemi has failed in recent years to prevent infiltration in the IRGC, Khamenei appointed him as the new head of the IRGC-IO. Wouldn\u2019t it have been better to select a more \u201ccapable\u201d figure?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">But capability takes a back seat to Kazemi\u2019s \u201cloyalty\u201d to Khamenei and his \u201ccruelty\u201d in dealing with the intruders and spies. Unlike Taeb, who lost his credibility after hundreds of failed operations, Kazemi is highly trusted by Khamenei and his son Mojtaba.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Therefore, Kazemi will focus on countering espionage and crushing any voice of dissent inside the IRGC. But this cannot ultimately help Khamenei because the recent developments in Iran underscore that the entire IRGC-IO is like a \u201cbeehive\u201d filled with agents and spies of the regime\u2019s adversaries. The recent <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/fa.al-ain.com\/article\/arrest-irgc-commander-espionage\" rel=\"noopener\">arrest of IRGC Brigadier<\/a> General Ali Nasiri, a top security official, is a testament to Khamenei\u2019s failure to \u201cclean up\u201d the IRGC-IO and unify them. Khamenei should dismantle IRGC-IO or cope with infiltration, but doing so would be a severe blow to its machinery of oppression. So, it is safe to say he is in a \u201cSecurity deadlock\u201d as more protests expand across the country.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_260637\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-260637\" style=\"width: 1045px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"ali-nasiri-hossein-taeb-qassem-soleimani\" class=\"size-full wp-image-260637\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/ali-nasiri-hossein-taeb-qassem-soleimani.jpg\" alt=\"ali-nasiri-hossein-taeb-qassem-soleimani\" width=\"1045\" height=\"695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/ali-nasiri-hossein-taeb-qassem-soleimani.jpg 1045w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/ali-nasiri-hossein-taeb-qassem-soleimani-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/ali-nasiri-hossein-taeb-qassem-soleimani-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/ali-nasiri-hossein-taeb-qassem-soleimani-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/ali-nasiri-hossein-taeb-qassem-soleimani-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/ali-nasiri-hossein-taeb-qassem-soleimani-696x463.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1045px) 100vw, 1045px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-260637\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brig. Gen. Ali Nasiri sitting behind former IRGC-IO chief Hossein Taeb and slain IRGC-Quds commander Qassem Soleimani in an internal state meeting<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On June 23, Hossein Salami, the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) Commander-in-Chief, appointed the IRGC Brigadier General Mohammad Kazemi as the new chief of the IRGC Intelligence Organization. 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