{"id":268381,"date":"2022-12-31T12:29:30","date_gmt":"2022-12-31T11:29:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=268381"},"modified":"2023-02-07T22:44:22","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T21:44:22","slug":"exclusive-irgc-classified-report-on-irans-uprising-and-meks-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/exclusive-irgc-classified-report-on-irans-uprising-and-meks-role\/","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive: IRGC Classified Report on Iran\u2019s Uprising and MEK\u2019s Role\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_268382\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-268382\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"iran-highway-banner-uprising\" class=\"size-full wp-image-268382\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/iran-highway-banner-uprising.jpg\" alt=\"iran-highway-banner-uprising\" width=\"1000\" height=\"803\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-268382\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A banner that hangs in the middle of a highway in Iran reads: &#8220;You want to fight, so let&#8217;s fight&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Despite many efforts, Iran\u2019s ruling theocracy has failed to outflank the ongoing <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2022-nationwide-uprising\/\" rel=\"noopener\">nationwide uprising<\/a>. Desperate to quell a restive society, Tehran also struggles with the increasing popularity and impact of Iran\u2019s principal opposition, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\" rel=\"noopener\">Mujahedin-e Khalq<\/a> (MEK). In Its latest classified report obtained by the Iranian Resistance, the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) speaks of the current dire situation of the clerical regime.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As the primary force of the regime\u2019s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, for oppressing any form of dissent, IRGC\u2019s \u200creport reveals the real face of a fragile and moribund regime. The report also indicates how the nationwide uprising and the prospect of downfall have exacerbated the regime\u2019s infightings, literally shifting fear to the mullahs\u2019 camp.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Below is the translation of this report. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Note: The regime uses the derogatory term \u201chypocrites\u201d to describe the MEK.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551671&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"0\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Since the beginning of the protests and due to their expansion and intensity, the MEK\u2019s activities have increased. \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551671&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"0\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">The MEK has focused on disrupting the urban commuting system, using the created crowd in bust stations and metros to control the guiding system of public transport.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551671&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"0\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">As time elapses and demonstrations become erosive for the public, the rioters affiliated with the MEK show more aggressive behavior.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551671&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"0\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Holding scattered demonstrations with a few people has become a popular method of Tehran\u2019s rioters. Protests are now being held in alleys rather than main squares and roads. This method of riot is indeed guided and has specific targets.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551671&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"0\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">By using the above method, [protesters] engage citizens who have not been involved in riots. Therefore, induce the general belief that protests are becoming more popular among all walks of life.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551671&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"0\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Rioters force the security forces to follow them into alleys and residential areas. Once these forces use their gear and the locals suffer from the tear gas, etc., a general hatred toward the security agent forms among people.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551671&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"0\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Amid the sedition [uprising], the reformist faction bargains to earn more share of power by inducing that protests are widespread and warn about the system\u2019s downfall.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551671&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"0\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">They [reformists] meet with top authorities, trying to use these riots as an opportunity to earn a place by encouraging that reforms are unavoidable.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551671&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"0\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">The reformists use two different tactics. On the one hand, they hold meetings with security and judiciary officials who share their views and offer solutions in a bid to create a miscalculation. On the other hand, their media promotes higher demands, such as holding security forces accountable for making supposed errors and eliminating mandatory hijab laws. \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551671&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"0\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">The loyalist [faction close to Khamenei] suffers from the duality in positions and deeds. Some of them consider organized riots the result of the system\u2019s performance and consider structural reforms as the priority.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iranian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iranian<\/a> regime&#39;s Supreme Leader has called on senior state officials to support police brutality and take a stance against <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevoIution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevoIution<\/a>. Watch and judge the reaction he received and what that means for the regime&#39;s future. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GzGtzUo0YV\">pic.twitter.com\/GzGtzUo0YV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1584662689782956033?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 24, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551671&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"0\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">These positions and actions include a meeting between the Council of the Revolution Forces and its core members with the president and some remarks by the likes of Hamid-Reza Taraghi, Mohammad Reza Bahonar, and Manouchehr Mottaki.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551671&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"0\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Purchasing pepper sprays to attack security forces once they try to arrest someone, as well as identifying the troops to target them later, have become common methods of insurgents.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551671&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"0\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Due to the high probability of riots transforming into an armed conflict, all security officials should take necessary actions and precautions.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551671&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"0\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">The increasing trend of using Molotov cocktails and hand grenades by the insurgents and MEK affiliates indicates the enemy is ready for a much harsher conflict.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551671&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"0\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">These elements try to coerce merchants or people from other walks of life in different neighborhoods in a bid to spread discontent about the low level of public services and later blame it on the ruling system. Thus, preparing the ground for targeting the holy system.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551671&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"0\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Riots formations have transferred from cities to underground cities (metro stations) to misuse the crowd using public transport and then, if possible, guide the crowd to the streets.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551671&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"0\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">The enemy also plots to damage public transport by taking actions such as creating a fire in trains, and train depots, sabotaging the railroad, committing suicide in metros, and slashing tires of high-speed buses to close the lines and make traffic.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551671&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"0\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Since the riots in November 2019, the MEK has sought to arm its <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iranian-resistance-units\/\" rel=\"noopener\">[Resistance] Units<\/a> and supporters and has been training them on how to create and use Molotov cocktails and hand grenades.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\" data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551671&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"0\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">The necessary precautions and actions should be taken on social media and in real-time. Including creating documentaries about the riots, providing the background of its arrestees, and identifying and detaining leaders of these [protests] for at least the next two months. These actions might be effective. \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite many efforts, Iran&rsquo;s ruling theocracy has failed to outflank the ongoing nationwide uprising. 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