{"id":330142,"date":"2025-04-05T08:32:51","date_gmt":"2025-04-05T07:32:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=330142"},"modified":"2025-04-05T08:32:51","modified_gmt":"2025-04-05T07:32:51","slug":"how-iran-sacrifices-its-proxies-to-ensure-its-survival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-a-fundamentalism\/how-iran-sacrifices-its-proxies-to-ensure-its-survival\/","title":{"rendered":"How Iran Sacrifices Its Proxies to Ensure Its Survival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-330147\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/How-Iran-Sacrifices-its-proxies.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/How-Iran-Sacrifices-its-proxies.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/How-Iran-Sacrifices-its-proxies-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/How-Iran-Sacrifices-its-proxies-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/How-Iran-Sacrifices-its-proxies-631x420.jpg 631w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/How-Iran-Sacrifices-its-proxies-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/How-Iran-Sacrifices-its-proxies-696x464.jpg 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;\">Iran\u2019s clerical regime, once parading its supposed dominance across the region, is now frantically retreating from conflicts it can no longer control. Tehran is discarding its proxies and allies at a pace that reflects sheer desperation rather than strategy. Its claims of being the guardian of the so-called &#8216;Resistance Axis&#8217; have proven hollow, as the regime\u2019s priority has always been survival over loyalty.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">From Yemen to Lebanon to Gaza, Tehran has systematically betrayed those it once touted as pillars of its regional influence. And as the Iranian people\u2019s sustained defiance chips away at the regime\u2019s foundations, some countries, recognizing Tehran\u2019s vulnerability, have opted to confront it directly rather than indulge its bluster. The clerics\u2019 rhetoric of regional dominance is now crumbling under the weight of betrayal, domestic rebellion, and a desperate bid for self-preservation.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Throwing allies under the bus<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The latest humiliation came on April 3, 2025, when Iran ordered its military personnel to leave Yemen, effectively abandoning its Houthi allies. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/world-news\/2025\/04\/03\/iran-abandons-houthis-us-air-strikes-trump-yemen-israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">According to The Telegraph<\/a>, an Iranian official admitted that the move aimed to avoid direct confrontation with the U.S. Tehran\u2019s retreat is rooted in its own weakening power. The regime\u2019s hollow authority has been exposed through decades of uprisings, mass protests, and a growing realization among Iranians that Khamenei\u2019s theocracy is more fragile than it pretends to be.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>: April Fool&#39;s Day with a Delay! A source inside the Iranian regime claimed on condition of anonymity that the regime will no longer help the Houthis! Two important points:<br \/>First, any reduction in this aid stems not from intent but from the prevailing war conditions that\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mohammad Mohaddessin (@Mohaddessin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mohaddessin\/status\/1908128452772782566?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Iranian regime\u2019s betrayal of the Houthis is not isolated. Even Hezbollah, once touted as the regime\u2019s most loyal and formidable proxy, has been left exposed to its enemies. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/english.aawsat.com\/features\/5064110-has-iran-abandoned-hezbollah-its-fight-against-israel-lebanon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Asharq Al-Awsat on September<\/a> 24, 2024, Tehran left Hezbollah floundering under a brutal series of Israeli airstrikes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This betrayal has sparked outrage even within Iran\u2019s own ranks. As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iranian-regime-infighting\/irans-state-media-attack-on-ex-intelligence-official-exposes-crisis-between-hezbollah-and-regime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported by NCRI on January 11<\/a>, 2025, state-run media outlets have begun attacking former intelligence officials for publicly criticizing Iran\u2019s abandonment of Hezbollah. The controversy over comments made by Mohammad Sadegh Koushki, accusing the regime of betraying Hezbollah, highlights an internal rift within the regime itself.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Fearing Strategic Defeat, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>\u2019s Regime Threatens with More Terror against <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Hajj?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Hajj<\/a> Pilgrimage<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1OeIKr5Dl7\">https:\/\/t.co\/1OeIKr5Dl7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1788225847133958583?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 8, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">A Regime Built on Bluster<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For years, Iran\u2019s regime has boasted of its strength. IRGC commanders threatened to turn Tel Aviv and Haifa into dust. State media hailed the supposedly unstoppable regional \u201cResistance Axis\u201d stretching from Tehran to the Mediterranean. Yet, when Qassem Soleimani was eliminated and its proxies pummeled across the region, the regime\u2019s rhetoric crumbled into silence. Its loudest threats are little more than thunder without rain.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Appeasement has been the West\u2019s greatest mistake. Every time the Iranian regime is allowed to maneuver without consequence, it grows bolder in repression at home and terrorism abroad. Western negotiators have for years tried to buy goodwill from Tehran, hoping to moderate the regime\u2019s behavior through concessions. The clerical regime understands this game well: it survives not by strength but by exploiting the West\u2019s leniency while crushing dissent at home.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">But it is not foreign pressure that has brought Tehran to the edge\u2014it is the courage of the Iranian people. The repeated nationwide uprisings of recent years have proven that Khamenei\u2019s regime is fundamentally weak. The dictatorship may have had the capacity to brutalize its defenseless citizens, but it has repeatedly shown itself unwilling to truly confront external enemies. Instead, Tehran lashes out at its proxies and leaves them to fend for themselves whenever the heat becomes too much.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Appeasement with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iranian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iranian<\/a> Regime Cannot Change its Fate, Only Extend the Suffering<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LkEJxCYtrl\">https:\/\/t.co\/LkEJxCYtrl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1868993305260003379?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 17, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The lesson is clear: Iran retreats when confronted by unwavering, decisive pressure. The clerics\u2019 betrayals of their proxies are not signs of strategic recalibration but of a regime rotting from within, terrified by the defiant voices of its own people. The more the Iranian people resist, the weaker Khamenei\u2019s regime becomes. And as Tehran\u2019s betrayals mount, its network of proxies will eventually realize that loyalty to the clerics is a one-way street to oblivion.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The solution<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As history has shown, the clerical regime in Iran must be confronted with firm action, not hollow rhetoric. The first and foremost victims of this regime have always been the Iranian people themselves\u2014those who have risked and sacrificed their lives by the tens of thousands to bring this regime down. From the massacres of the 1980s to the uprisings of recent years, Iranians have repeatedly demonstrated their readiness to dismantle a regime that has only delivered repression and ruin.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Instead of granting the regime more opportunities to manipulate and evade accountability, the world must recognize and support the Iranian people\u2019s organized resistance. Their struggle is not only a fight for democracy in Iran but a crucial step toward peace in the Middle East and stability across the globe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three-minute read Iran&rsquo;s clerical regime, once parading its supposed dominance across the region, is now frantically retreating from conflicts it can no longer control. 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