{"id":328618,"date":"2025-02-12T16:35:20","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T15:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=328618"},"modified":"2025-02-12T16:42:48","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T15:42:48","slug":"iranian-officials-and-media-warn-of-foreign-threats-amid-escalating-domestic-and-international-pressures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-a-fundamentalism\/iranian-officials-and-media-warn-of-foreign-threats-amid-escalating-domestic-and-international-pressures\/","title":{"rendered":"Iranian Officials and Media Warn of Foreign Threats Amid Escalating Domestic and International Pressures"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Majid Khademi, head of the IRGC Intelligence Protection Organization speaking at an event<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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As the clerical regime in Iran faces deepening domestic turmoil and heightened international pressure, officials and state media have intensified their warnings about foreign threats, signaling a defensive posture against perceived external encroachments. These warnings, filled with aggressive rhetoric and alarmist predictions, reflect the regime\u2019s growing concerns over its vulnerabilities.<\/p>\n

Majid Khademi, head of the Intelligence Protection Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), issued a stark warning on February 12<\/a>: \u201cIf our national interests are threatened, we will put their national interests at risk across the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

“Since Trump possesses a certain degree of transparency, he openly expressed the inherent characteristics of the Americans,” Khademi added. “Therefore, as the Supreme Leader has stated, we have no restrictions on engaging with the world; our red line is negotiating with the Americans.”<\/p>\n

Escalating Internal Repression<\/h3>\n

In a speech on February 11, Ahmadreza Radan<\/a>, the chief of the State Security Forces, attempted to reassure the regime\u2019s demoralized forces by recalling past struggles and framing them as proof of the regime\u2019s resilience. Revisiting one of the regime\u2019s longstanding fears, he fixated on its arch-enemy, the Mujahedin-e-Khalq Organization (MEK\/PMOI), using the pejorative term Monafeqin<\/em> (hypocrites) to vilify them. “Those who called themselves Mujahideen were, in reality, even more hypocritical than the hypocrites,” he said, claiming that the regime\u2019s early security forces “gouged out the eye of sedition” and systematically crushed opposition. Seeking to instill resolve, he warned that “sedition, turmoil, doubt, and hesitation\u2014of any kind\u2014are thorns along the path,” urging security forces to stay vigilant and committed.<\/p>\n

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#Iran<\/a>\u2019s Officials Use Bold Rhetoric at 1979 Revolution Rallies to Mask Unprecedented Vulnerabilityhttps:\/\/t.co\/S3iD9GFBOi<\/a><\/p>\n

— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) February 10, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n