{"id":327399,"date":"2025-01-06T11:10:35","date_gmt":"2025-01-06T10:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=327399"},"modified":"2025-01-06T11:10:35","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T10:10:35","slug":"irans-escalating-executions-is-a-reaction-to-strategic-failures-in-the-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-a-fundamentalism\/irans-escalating-executions-is-a-reaction-to-strategic-failures-in-the-region\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran\u2019s Escalating Executions Is A Reaction to Strategic Failures in the Region"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-263558\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Execution-iran.webp\" alt=\"Execution-iran\" width=\"1000\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Execution-iran.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Execution-iran-300x188.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Execution-iran-768x480.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Execution-iran-150x94.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Execution-iran-696x435.webp 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Three-minute read<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Iranian regime\u2019s alarming surge in executions, reaching <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-human-rights\/iran-khameneis-new-record-in-executions-and-crimes\/\">over 1,000 in 2024 alone<\/a>, reflects a deliberate strategy to suppress dissent amidst mounting regional and domestic challenges. This grim statistic\u2014representing the highest execution count in over three decades\u2014coincides with the regime\u2019s military and strategic setbacks in the Middle East, including the diminishing influence of its proxies and the collapse of key alliances.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Conventional logic suggests a correlation between the regime\u2019s strategic losses and its intensified domestic repression. Nearly 47% of 2024\u2019s executions occurred in the year\u2019s final quarter, a period marked by regional defeats, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/assad-regimes-collapse-devastating-defeat-iran-rcna183369\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fall of Bashar al-Assad<\/a>\u2019s government in Syria and the weakening of Hezbollah and key proxy militants in Yemen and Palestine. These setbacks eroded Tehran\u2019s regional influence, exposing vulnerabilities in its power projection.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Facing these challenges, the regime ramped up executions as a means of consolidating power internally. This pattern is not unprecedented; authoritarian regimes often employ harsh measures domestically to compensate for external failures.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The regime\u2019s president, Masoud Pezeshkian, whose tenure began in July 2024, presided over nearly 70% of the executions, many of which involved individuals who had been on death row for years. The timing\u2014under a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iranian-regime-infighting\/pezeshkians-cabinet-is-testament-to-khameneis-unquestioned-authority-over-irans-governance\/\">so-called moderate leader<\/a> during \u201cdiplomatic overtures\u201d for sanctions relief\u2014reveals how the regime sacrificed long-term political and economic interests to prioritize immediate security concerns, showcasing its desperation to suppress dissent at any cost.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Iran\u2019s clerical regime has destroyed the country\u2019s economy, revenues and environment and spent them on domestic suppression and provision of the IRGC\u2019s endless expenses for waging wars and exporting terrorism to other countries in the region <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/1988Massacre?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#1988Massacre<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Id00sRkEVQ\">pic.twitter.com\/Id00sRkEVQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/942317847568617472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 17, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Irony of Drug Trafficking Executions<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Among the executed, over 500 individuals were convicted on <a href=\"https:\/\/amnesty.ca\/urgent-actions\/iran-drug-related-executions-on-the-rise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">drug-related charges<\/a>. This is particularly ironic given that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has long been implicated in drug trafficking. Reports, including those from international watchdogs, have detailed the IRGC\u2019s role in smuggling narcotics to fund its operations and circumvent sanctions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has noted that significant quantities of seized drugs remain within Iran, suggesting internal distribution networks potentially linked to the IRGC.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Furthermore, reports have surfaced about the discovery of Captagon factories in Syria, with links to high-ranking officials. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-middle-east-66002450?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC reported<\/a> on evidence suggesting that top Syrian officials are involved in the Captagon trade, a highly addictive amphetamine fueling a multi-billion-dollar industry.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Additionally, the IRGC&#8217;s involvement in global drug trafficking extends beyond the region<a href=\"https:\/\/english.alarabiya.net\/features\/2018\/08\/16\/How-the-Iranian-regime-allows-drug-trafficking-for-foreign-currency-liquidity-?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">. Al Arabiya English highlighted<\/a> the IRGC&#8217;s connections to international drug cartels, utilizing illegal seaports for smuggling and maintaining ties with drug cartels in South and Central America through Hezbollah.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This extensive involvement in drug trafficking underscores the regime&#8217;s blatant hypocrisy: executing low-level offenders for drug-related charges at home while orchestrating large-scale narcotics operations internationally.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">For years, the Iranian Resistance has emphasized the need for the expulsion of the mullahs\u2019 regime from Arab countries.<br \/>From the outset, the mullahs\u2019 rule and their survival have been based on two pillars: suppression of freedoms and repression inside <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>, and terrorism,\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4x8ZM7Dkxg\">pic.twitter.com\/4x8ZM7Dkxg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1721503165739073955?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 6, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Double Standards in Justice<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The regime\u2019s judicial practices further expose its systemic corruption and inequity. While amputations, eye-gouging, and public executions are meted out for minor crimes, high-ranking officials implicated in massive fraud and corruption continue to enjoy impunity. For instance, the judiciary recently declared that thieves could be anesthetized before amputation\u2014a gesture labeled as a \u201chuman rights advancement\u201d by state media. Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rferl.org\/a\/iran-senior-judiciary-official-released-prison-corruption\/32482292.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">embezzlers within the regime<\/a> remain untouched, undermining the judiciary\u2019s credibility.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This stark pattern of balancing weakened terror abroad with heightened oppression at home reveals the regime&#8217;s profound disregard for human life, reducing it to a mere tool in its desperate bid to maintain power amidst collapsing influence.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Inhumane Punishments and Public Repression<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Beyond executions, the Iranian judiciary has continued barbaric practices like amputations and public hangings. In one shocking case, two brothers in Urmia Prison and two others in Qom Prison had their fingers severed. These punishments are emblematic of the regime\u2019s broader strategy to instill fear among the populace, particularly as economic hardships fuel unrest.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Such measures starkly contrast with the regime\u2019s tolerance for internal corruption. Officials exposed for massive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/economy\/delving-into-irans-corruption-chronicles-part-1\/\">embezzlement schemes<\/a> retain their positions, highlighting a double standard that further alienates the public.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">137 global leaders unite in an open letter condemning the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iranian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iranian<\/a> regime&#39;s human rights violations, suppression of protests, executions, and state terrorism. <br \/>&#8211; They also call for accountability for the 1988 massacre, and support NCRI President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Maryam_Rajavi<\/a>\u2019s Ten-Point\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IGMXUeCqhw\">pic.twitter.com\/IGMXUeCqhw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1806571518131884197?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Regional Setbacks and Domestic Crackdown<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The fall of Bashar al-Assad\u2019s government in Syria\u2014a cornerstone of the Iranian regime\u2019s regional strategy\u2014exemplifies the regime\u2019s waning influence. Iran\u2019s proxies, including Hezbollah and Hamas, have also suffered significant defeats, reducing Tehran\u2019s leverage in the region. These losses have not only isolated the regime internationally but also emboldened domestic dissent.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), has called for global action against the regime. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/ncri-statement-new-record-in-executions-and-crimes-year-2024-at-least-1000-executions-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">She stated<\/a>, \u201cKhamenei resorts to these medieval crimes to suppress the people\u2019s uprising demanding the regime\u2019s overthrow. However, these atrocities only strengthen the resolve of Iran\u2019s youth to topple the dictatorship.\u201d Rajavi emphasized that negotiations with Tehran should be conditioned on ending executions and torture and that the regime\u2019s leaders must be held accountable for crimes against humanity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If there is any lesson to be drawn from the uprising and the eventual overthrow of the dictator in Syria, it\u2019s that no level of repression, violence, or sheer numbers of security forces can indefinitely suppress a restless society. Despite deploying tens of thousands of military personnel and foreign mercenaries, and enjoying the backing of a major world power, Bashar al-Assad fell. The forces that failed to save him\u2014the IRGC\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-a-fundamentalism\/irgcs-failures-in-syria-shows-its-inability-to-save-khamenei-in-iran-ncri-member-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">low morale and entrenched corruption<\/a>\u2014have been further exposed through numerous infiltrations, defections, and security breaches over the past decade. This reality is evident not only to the regime but also to the people and their organized resistance, who persist in their efforts to bring about regime change in Iran.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three-minute read The Iranian regime&rsquo;s alarming surge in executions, reaching over 1,000 in 2024 alone, reflects a deliberate strategy to suppress dissent amidst mounting regional and domestic challenges. 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