{"id":326924,"date":"2024-12-21T14:27:30","date_gmt":"2024-12-21T13:27:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=326924"},"modified":"2024-12-21T14:27:30","modified_gmt":"2024-12-21T13:27:30","slug":"iranian-regime-officials-continue-to-express-deep-fears-amid-regional-and-domestic-challenges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-a-fundamentalism\/iranian-regime-officials-continue-to-express-deep-fears-amid-regional-and-domestic-challenges\/","title":{"rendered":"Iranian Regime Officials Continue to Express Deep Fears Amid Regional and Domestic Challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Syrians celebrating their hard-earned freedom \u2013 December 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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In the wake of Bashar al-Assad’s fall in Syria and increasing internal unrest, Iranian regime officials and affiliated media have issued statements that reveal significant anxiety about the regime\u2019s future.<\/p>\n

While international media reported widespread celebrations of liberation across Syria, Iran\u2019s state-run Farhikhtegan Daily<\/em> claimed<\/a>, \u201cSyria has become a wasteland, and Damascus\u2019s streets are plagued by looting.\u201d The outlet further stated, \u201cToday\u2019s Syria reflects the future that the [Iranian] opposition envisions for Iran,\u201d revealing the regime\u2019s deep fear of parallels being drawn between the two nations.<\/p>\n

Ali Khamenei, the clerical regime\u2019s Supreme Leader, had consistently warned,<\/a> \u201cIf we don\u2019t fight in Syria, we\u2019ll have to fight on our own streets.\u201d Now, with Syria slipping out of Khamenei\u2019s grasp, state media has ramped up efforts to deter Iranians from adopting revolutionary ideals.<\/p>\n

Abdolrahim Ardestani, a member of the Qom Seminary Teachers’ Association, openly criticized Khamenei\u2019s policies, saying<\/a>, \u201cWe were never obligated to defend a ruthless dictator. The argument that we had to shift the battlefield to Syria to ensure our own safety is neither ethical nor defensible.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ardestani continued, \u201cThe state\u2019s reasoning that Syria\u2019s war protects Iran\u2019s security has no moral, religious, or legal basis. Why should another nation\u2019s people be at war for our safety? This is indefensible.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The #Iranian<\/a> Regime\u2019s Role in Propping Up Bashar al-Assad in #Syria<\/a>https:\/\/t.co\/RlldRcZDFJ<\/a><\/p>\n

— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) December 19, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n