{"id":330322,"date":"2025-04-09T12:41:50","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T11:41:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=330322"},"modified":"2025-04-09T12:41:50","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T11:41:50","slug":"iran-news-clerical-regime-deploys-15000-ai-powered-cameras-in-2025-crackdown-as-infrastructure-collapses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/society\/iran-news-clerical-regime-deploys-15000-ai-powered-cameras-in-2025-crackdown-as-infrastructure-collapses\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News: Clerical Regime Deploys 15,000 AI-Powered Cameras in 2025 Crackdown as Infrastructure Collapses"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_330323\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-330323\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-330323\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ai-generated-surveillance-camera.jpg\" alt=\"AI-generated surveillance camera monitoring the people in the street\" width=\"1000\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ai-generated-surveillance-camera.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ai-generated-surveillance-camera-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ai-generated-surveillance-camera-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ai-generated-surveillance-camera-743x420.jpg 743w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ai-generated-surveillance-camera-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ai-generated-surveillance-camera-696x393.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-330323\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">AI-generated surveillance camera monitoring the people in the street<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s clerical regime is intensifying its grip on an increasingly restive population by deploying advanced surveillance technology, including artificial intelligence and thousands of new cameras, to monitor and suppress dissent. Meanwhile, the country\u2019s infrastructure\u2014plagued by chronic underinvestment\u2014continues to deteriorate, exacerbating the suffering of ordinary Iranians and exposing the regime\u2019s stark hypocrisy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hamid Baradaran, CEO of Tehran\u2019s Traffic Control Company, a municipal entity, announced on April 9, 2025, plans to install 15,000 surveillance cameras across the capital by the end of 1404 (March 2026). Speaking to the state-run <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isna.ir\/news\/1404012009621\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ISNA news agency, Baradaran said<\/a>, \u201cThe approach is a supervisory one, aimed at reducing hazardous violations in the city of Tehran, which in turn will lead to a reduction in accidents and urban deaths.\u201d He added that these cameras, equipped with AI technology, are intended to \u201cdetect violations leading to incidents and lawlessness,\u201d with nearly 3,000 billion tomans (approximately $30 million) allocated for the smart city initiative.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Yet, this ambitious high-tech security push stands in sharp contrast to the regime\u2019s failure to address the nation\u2019s crumbling infrastructure. While billions are funneled into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/anews\/iran-news-regime-mandates-surveillance-cameras-in-shops-tightening-crackdown-on-population\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">surveillance and control mechanisms<\/a>, Iran\u2019s roads, bridges, and public transportation systems remain dilapidated, contributing to a staggering rate of traffic accidents\u2014over 17,000 deaths annually, according to official statistics. Baradaran himself acknowledged that a separate budget of 4,000 billion tomans is needed to complete the electrification of Tehran\u2019s transport infrastructure, a project that remains underfunded and far from completion.<\/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> News: IRGC Media Pushes Surveillance in Classrooms Amid Crackdown on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Schools?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Schools<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TXQWfZsOB6\">https:\/\/t.co\/TXQWfZsOB6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1904250722386112911?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 24, 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 regime\u2019s use of surveillance technology extends far beyond traffic enforcement, revealing its true priorities: maintaining power amid growing unrest. Security officials have openly admitted to repurposing urban cameras to enforce mandatory hijab laws and track protesters. In 2023, Tehran\u2019s Traffic Police Chief confirmed that traffic cameras were being used to identify women <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1669974795855822851\">violating hijab regulations<\/a>, a policy reinforced by IRGC-affiliated media outlets like Mashregh News, which boasted of \u201ccomplete security forces\u2019 dominance over rioters and agitators\u201d through facial recognition technology. During the 2022 nationwide protests, state media published footage from city cameras to identify and arrest demonstrators, underscoring how these tools serve as weapons of repression.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This juxtaposition of high-tech surveillance and neglected public services lays bare the regime\u2019s hypocrisy. While it invests heavily in AI and camera networks to police its citizens, millions of Iranians endure <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bakunetwork.org\/en\/news\/analytics\/13381\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">frequent power outages<\/a>, water shortages, and a collapsing economy. Tehran\u2019s smart city budget dwarfs the paltry funds allocated to modernize its aging electrical grid or expand public transport, leaving citizens to bear the brunt of the regime\u2019s misplaced priorities.<\/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> News in Brief<br \/>By passing a new law today, the regime&#39;s parliament called on various state organizations for surveillance of citizens&#39; personal lives. In this context, the parliament had instructed the Ministry of Communications to collaborate closely with the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IRGC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IRGC<\/a>\u2019s\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AEaHxPwqtc\">pic.twitter.com\/AEaHxPwqtc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1721847264774082918?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 7, 2023<\/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;\">Critics argue that the clerical leadership\u2019s focus on security over welfare is a desperate bid to fend off an \u201cexplosive society\u201d teetering on the edge of revolt. The 15,000 new cameras, combined with 600 speed-monitoring systems and additional red-light violation detectors set to roll out by mid-2025, signal an escalation in the regime\u2019s surveillance state. Yet, as Baradaran touts a future of \u201cmaximum coverage\u201d to curb urban lawlessness, the question remains: Who pays the price for a government that sees its people as threats to be monitored rather than citizens to be served?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For now, Iran\u2019s rulers appear committed to fortifying their technological fortress, even as the foundations of the nation crumble beneath them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran&rsquo;s clerical regime is intensifying its grip on an increasingly restive population by deploying advanced surveillance technology, including artificial intelligence and thousands of new cameras, to monitor and suppress dissent. 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