{"id":331286,"date":"2025-05-08T14:01:45","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T13:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=331286"},"modified":"2025-11-04T19:34:35","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T18:34:35","slug":"iranian-regimes-growing-fear-of-social-unrest-reflected-in-warnings-from-leadership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/iranian-regimes-growing-fear-of-social-unrest-reflected-in-warnings-from-leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"Iranian Regime\u2019s Growing Fear of Social Unrest Reflected in Warnings from Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Iranian regime’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei meets clerics and students of Qom Seminary \u2014 Oct 25, 2010<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Iran\u2019s leadership is sending increasingly urgent warnings about internal vulnerabilities, reflecting mounting fears of a social explosion<\/a> amid ideological, cultural, and economic challenges. In recent official statements, senior clerics and regime figures have emphasized the pivotal role of religious institutions in countering what they describe as an unprecedented wave of foreign and domestic threats.<\/p>\n

In a message read at the centennial commemoration of Qom\u2019s seminary, the regime’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei underscored the seminary\u2019s role as \u201cthe front line in confronting enemy threats in various arenas.\u201d While affirming the seminary\u2019s importance, Khamenei acknowledged the growing pressure it faces. \u201cThese hundreds of articles, journals, public lectures, and TV programs\u2026 cannot fulfill the mission of clear and effective communication in the face of the flood of misleading insinuations,\u201d he warned<\/a>. His message signals alarm at the ability of outside narratives to penetrate Iranian society, particularly among youth, despite the regime\u2019s extensive propaganda apparatus.<\/p>\n

Khamenei called on seminary leaders to neutralize \u201cmalicious insinuations\u201d that he said were designed to make young clerics lose hope about the future of Iran\u2019s Islamic system. His emphasis on the seminary\u2019s proactive role highlights the regime\u2019s fear that ideological disengagement inside clerical circles could erode the foundations of its authority.<\/p>\n

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Surfaced footage reveals state officials\u2019 fear of public defiance during #IranRevolution2022<\/a>. Watch and judge what they are faced with. pic.twitter.com\/An9li32Dxc<\/a><\/p>\n

— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) November 18, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n