{"id":266542,"date":"2022-11-10T17:50:57","date_gmt":"2022-11-10T16:50:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=266542"},"modified":"2023-02-07T12:44:29","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T11:44:29","slug":"irans-uprising-reveals-cracks-in-ruling-theocracy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/irans-uprising-reveals-cracks-in-ruling-theocracy\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran\u2019s Uprising Reveals Cracks in Ruling Theocracy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran-and-Khamenei-desparation\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-266544\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Iran-and-Khamenei-desparation.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-and-Khamenei-desparation\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Iran-and-Khamenei-desparation.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Iran-and-Khamenei-desparation-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Iran-and-Khamenei-desparation-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Iran-and-Khamenei-desparation-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Iran-and-Khamenei-desparation-696x391.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2022-nationwide-uprising\/\" rel=\"noopener\">nationwide Iran<\/a> uprising continues unabatedly, increasing the clerical regime\u2019s infighting. While authorities continue to bluster and threaten protesters, they have failed to intimidate a volatile society and continue to voice their utter fear over the prospects of the regime\u2019s downfall.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">On November 6, some <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/kayhan.ir\/fa\/news\/253003\/227-%D9%86%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87-%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%84%D8%B3-%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%85%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A2%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%A8%DA%AF%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AC%D9%86%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%AA%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%B4%D8%AF%D9%86%D8%AF\" rel=\"noopener\">200 regime MPs issued<\/a> a statement asking the judiciary and its chief, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/ebrahim-raisi\/who-is-gholamhossein-mohseni-ejei-irans-new-judiciary-chief\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei<\/a>, to \u201cpunish\u201d and \u201crapidly and firmly deal with\u201d protesters by sentencing them to \u201cexecution.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">On the same day, regime supreme leader Ali Khamenei\u2019s mouthpiece <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pishkhan.com\/news\/283121\" rel=\"noopener\">Kayhan daily<\/a>, called for a harsher crackdown on unarmed protesters and urged officials to allow the security forces to use live ammunition more than pellet guns. \u201cWhy don\u2019t you allow the security forces to deal with rioters and make them regret their actions,\u201d it wrote.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Subsequently, Ejei <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/as-protests-continue-iranian-regime-judiciary-chief-calls-for-capital-punishment\/\" rel=\"noopener\">rushed<\/a> to the scene to further intimidate protesters by speaking of \u201cpreventive trial and punishment of rioters, especially their main elements.\u201d \u201cI order the judiciary officials and ask other related apparatuses to turn over the main forces of riots to the judiciary,\u201d he was quoted as saying by Iran\u2019s state TV on November 7.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">On November 8, the judiciary\u2019s spokesperson Masoud Setayeshi announced that indictments of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.isna.ir\/news\/1401081711519\/%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87-%D9%86%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%88%D9%81%D8%B1-%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%AF%DB%8C-%D9%88-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%D9%87-%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%81-%D8%AA%D8%B5%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%85-%D9%86%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA-%D8%B5%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1\" rel=\"noopener\">1,024 detained protesters<\/a> were issued. \u201cThe judiciary will firmly deal with those who disrupted [the regime\u2019s] security],\u201d he said, according to the semi-official news agency, ISNA.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Iran state-run TV: Regime propagandist Hossein Sazvar: One of my friends said he had asked a protester who did he hate the most, the Islamic Republic or the hypocrites (meaning the MEK)?&quot; His reply: &quot;First of all, not the hypocrites, but the MEK. Secondly, what have they done?&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ha0kSE1OaS\">pic.twitter.com\/Ha0kSE1OaS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ali Safavi (@amsafavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amsafavi\/status\/1589561863209385986?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 7, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">These threats go hand in hand with the regime\u2019s increasing fear of an organized uprising that is relentlessly continuing. Top officials, not just from the rival faction, call for \u201cdialogue\u201d with protesters. This is not just limited to officials like Ali Larijani, a close confidant of Khamenei, now marginalized. Still, officials from Khamenei\u2019s faction and the government of Ebrahim Raisi also acknowledge their failure to quash protests.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.khabaronline.ir\/news\/1691915\/%D9%88%D8%B9%D8%AF%D9%87-%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87-%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%81-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%A2%D8%BA%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%AA%D8%BA%DB%8C%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B9-%D9%88-%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%85-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%AD%DA%A9%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C\" rel=\"noopener\">spoke<\/a> of \u201creforming the ruling methods\u201d during the parliament\u2019s public session on November 7.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Ezzatollah Zarghami, Raisi\u2019s Minister of Cultural Heritage of Iran, also called for dialogue with the protesters. Zarghami headed the regime\u2019s state Radio and Television for years and played a key role in the 1979 Iran hostage crisis. \u201cI believe there is no other way but engaging in dialogue. Some friends asked whether I referred to those who are instigating riots on the streets. Please don\u2019t put words in my mouth. I said we have no other way but speaking among ourselves,\u201d he said on November 6, as quoted by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ensafnews.com\/379764\/%D8%B6%D8%B1%D8%BA%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B4%D8%AC%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AE%DB%8C-%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B4-%D9%87\/\" rel=\"noopener\">state-run Daneshjoo news<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Seeing the regime\u2019s downfall on the horizon, Zarghami also expressed his utter fear of his own fate. \u201cI am part of this system. If the regime changes and people want to punish ten officials, I will be among those officials.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The name of Ali Bahadori Jahromi, the government\u2019s spokesperson, should be added to the list of officials reflecting the regime\u2019s fear of what many observers consider Iran\u2019s democratic revolution.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">While blaming the previous government\u2019s \u201cWrong economic policies\u201d as the reason for the current uprising, Jahromi said, \u201cThese policies have caused many problems and accumulated protests. Now we are on the verge of an explosion,\u201d as reported by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.entekhab.ir\/fa\/news\/702325\/%D8%B3%D8%AE%D9%86%DA%AF%D9%88%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D8%AA-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D8%AA-%D9%85%D8%AB%D9%84-%D8%A2%D8%A8-%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%86-%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%AF-%DA%A9%D9%87-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D9%87%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B2%E2%80%8C%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%84-%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%87-%D8%AF%D9%87%D8%AF-%D8%AA%D8%A7-%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%B1%D9%88%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%B8%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%DA%AF%D9%84%D9%88%D9%84%D9%87%E2%80%8C%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%AC%D9%86%DA%AF%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%87-%DA%A9%D9%86%D8%AF-%D8%AA%D8%A7-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%85-%D8%A8%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%AF-%D9%88-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%87-%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AC-%D9%86%D8%B4%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF-%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%D8%B2%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B2-%D9%86%D8%AA%DB%8C%D8%AC%D9%87-%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%E2%80%8C%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%BA%D9%84%D8%B7-%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D8%AA-%D9%82%D8%A8%D9%84-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%AA%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%AF-%D9%88-%D8%B5%D8%AF%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%A2%D9%86%E2%80%8C%D9%87%D8%A7-%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D8%AE%D9%81%D9%87-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%AF\" rel=\"noopener\">the state-run Entekhab website on November 8<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The public session of the parliament on November 6 showed the ongoing infighting within the regime. MP Moin-ol-Din Saidi, from Sistan and Baluchestan province, acknowledged the security forces\u2019 brutality in oppressing innocent worshipers in Zahedan and Khash.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\u201cWe witnessed two bloody Fridays and the martyrdom of dozens of innocent worshipers in Zahedan and Khash. Those responsible for this tragic incident should face justice. One-third of the casualties of the recent unrest in our country are from Baluchistan. We should hear the voices of the grieving people before it\u2019s too late,\u201d he said, according to Iran\u2019s state TV.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The Qom\u2019s seminary also issued a statement on November 6, criticizing the regime to \u201crespect the dignity of Iranians from all walks of life regardless of their views on religion.\u201d \u201cThe government should immediately release all political prisoners,\u201d the statement read, the state-run Shafaqna website Reported.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">These contradictory remarks reveal the regime\u2019s failure to quash protests. The powerful waves of dissent have rendered Khamenei\u2019s suppressive apparatus Ineffectual in restoring the status quo.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Khamenei handpicked the parliament. And he pulled Raisi, an unscrupulous mass murderer, from the ballot box, in a bid to consolidate power with the aim of forestalling the outbreak of any uprisings.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">As with any other dictator in his final days, Khamenei will order more violence. But the protesters have vowed to continue the protests at any cost, including more than 550 martyrs. The ball is now in the international community\u2019s court to recognize the Iranian people\u2019s right to self-defense. This would further prevent Khamenei from continuing with his killing spree.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The nationwide Iran uprising continues unabatedly, increasing the clerical regime&rsquo;s infighting. 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