{"id":329952,"date":"2025-03-30T09:49:51","date_gmt":"2025-03-30T08:49:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=329952"},"modified":"2025-03-30T09:49:51","modified_gmt":"2025-03-30T08:49:51","slug":"iran-news-former-intelligence-interrogator-warns-of-nationwide-protests-amid-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/iran-news-former-intelligence-interrogator-warns-of-nationwide-protests-amid-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News: Former Intelligence Interrogator Warns of Nationwide Protests Amid Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_329954\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-329954\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-329954\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/iran-khabar-online-abbas-abdi-29032025.jpg\" alt=\"Former intelligence interrogator Abbas Abdi spoke to the state-run Khabar Online on March 29, 2025\" width=\"1000\" height=\"568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/iran-khabar-online-abbas-abdi-29032025.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/iran-khabar-online-abbas-abdi-29032025-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/iran-khabar-online-abbas-abdi-29032025-768x436.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/iran-khabar-online-abbas-abdi-29032025-739x420.jpg 739w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/iran-khabar-online-abbas-abdi-29032025-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/iran-khabar-online-abbas-abdi-29032025-696x395.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-329954\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Former intelligence interrogator Abbas Abdi spoke to the state-run Khabar Online on March 29, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"92\" data-end=\"390\">Abbas Abdi, a former intelligence interrogator turned so-called \u201creformist\u201d commentator, issued a grave warning to Iran\u2019s ruling establishment, cautioning that the regime\u2019s inability to address fundamental economic and political issues is pushing the country toward a widespread social explosion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"392\" data-end=\"792\">In a Nowruz <a href=\"https:\/\/www.khabaronline.ir\/news\/2042481\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interview with Khabar Online<\/a>\u2014a media outlet reportedly aligned with former Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani\u2014Abdi criticized the government\u2019s incompetence in implementing promised reforms.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"794\" data-end=\"1193\">Abdi, who has long attempted to present himself as a moderate voice within the regime\u2019s complex power structure, acknowledged that the Iranian people have lost faith in the political system. He stated, \u201cThe political system lacks the trust of the people. It is evident that protests in the future will be much more widespread unless the political system decides to resolve some of these issues.\u201d<\/p>\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> Officials and Analysts Sound Alarm Over Imminent Social Explosion<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ag4aIychti\">https:\/\/t.co\/Ag4aIychti<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1905939204820918730?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 29, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1195\" data-end=\"1695\">Highlighting the regime\u2019s internal dysfunction, Abdi bluntly remarked that the regime&#8217;s president Masoud Pezeshkian\u2019s popularity has \u201chalved\u201d since taking office. He attributed this rapid decline to the regime\u2019s failure to fulfill promises made to the public. Abdi criticized Pezhkian\u2019s government for its inability to make even minimal progress on its pledges. \u201cHe promised to lift internet filtering. If he can\u2019t, he should step down,\u201d Abdi declared, signaling his frustration with the regime\u2019s bureaucratic inertia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1697\" data-end=\"1941\">In one of his most striking statements, Abdi warned of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/a-year-on-the-ongoing-impact-of-irans-nationwide-uprising\/\">brewing nationwide uprising<\/a>: \u201cNow all these issues have converged. The next protests will be far more widespread. Unless the political system decides to resolve some of these issues.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1943\" data-end=\"2237\">He emphasized that the regime\u2019s strategy of relying on coercive force is unsustainable and highlighted the contradictory nature of its approach. \u201cIf the political system wants, it can shut down pressure groups within a day. But it won\u2019t, because it relies on them for survival,\u201d Abdi noted.<\/p>\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 Officials Admit to Systemic Looting, Economic Collapse<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3jvwplPBaM\">https:\/\/t.co\/3jvwplPBaM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1905171386080883109?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 27, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2239\" data-end=\"2576\">The interview also revealed Abdi\u2019s concern about the increasing alienation of the younger generation, particularly Generation Z, from the regime. He remarked on their refusal to engage with the regime\u2019s framework and noted that dissatisfaction has permeated various segments of society, from workers and women to retirees and students.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2578\" data-end=\"2871\">Abdi\u2019s remarks reflect a growing sense of alarm within segments of the regime that claim to pursue reforms. However, his comments ultimately reveal the entrenched nature of the crisis facing the clerical regime\u2014one that he acknowledges could erupt into widespread protests if left unaddressed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Abbas Abdi, a former intelligence interrogator turned so-called &ldquo;reformist&rdquo; commentator, issued a grave warning to Iran&rsquo;s ruling establishment, cautioning that the regime&rsquo;s inability to address fundamental economic and political issues [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":329954,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[130],"class_list":{"0":"post-329952","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-iran-protests","8":"tag-iran-protests"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Iran News: Former Intelligence Interrogator Warns of Nationwide Protests Amid Crisis - 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