{"id":331476,"date":"2025-05-13T15:02:47","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T14:02:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=331476"},"modified":"2025-05-13T15:02:47","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T14:02:47","slug":"iran-news-regime-insider-warns-officials-actions-risk-sparking-uprising","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iranian-regime-infighting\/iran-news-regime-insider-warns-officials-actions-risk-sparking-uprising\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News: Regime Insider Warns Officials\u2019 Actions Risk Sparking Uprising"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ezzatollah Zarghami, a former minister in the Iranian regime and current member of the Expediency Discernment Council<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In a strikingly candid admission of internal rot, Ezzatollah Zarghami, a former minister in the Iranian regime and current member of the Expediency Discernment Council, has launched a scathing critique of officials within the ruling establishment. In an interview with state television, he accused<\/a> them of actively undermining public trust, what he terms “social capital,” thereby dangerously fueling societal dissatisfaction and increasing the risk of popular uprisings. His remarks, made during a “Cognitive Warfare” conference and broadcast on state television, offer a rare glimpse into the regime’s anxieties about its own internal weaknesses and diminishing popular legitimacy.<\/p>\n

He bluntly said, “Know that the most important pillar of security is social capital; if we had social capital, we would have no concerns about security.”<\/p>\n

Zarghami lamented that certain influential figures are directly responsible for the erosion of the regime’s standing with the populace. He warned, “If, God forbid, people who have platforms… see no mission for themselves other than reducing social capital, these people are working against the leadership’s social capital.” This admission highlights a critical internal contradiction: elements within the regime itself are perceived as a primary cause of the very public anger that threatens its stability. By actively diminishing trust, these officials are, in Zarghami\u2019s view, behaving like a fifth column, sapping the regime\u2019s strength from within.<\/p>\n

Drawing a potent historical parallel, Zarghami invoked Sermon 97 from Nahj al-Balagha, where Imam Ali expresses profound frustration with the incompetence and disloyalty of his own followers. “The Commander of the Faithful becomes very upset with his companions… in that Sermon 97, he says, I wish I could give ten of you and take one from Muawiyah’s army,” Zarghami recounted.<\/p>\n

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#Khamenei<\/a> Spins Narratives to Boost Low Morale Amid #Iran<\/a>\u2019s Mounting Criseshttps:\/\/t.co\/zEOHf5dAQf<\/a><\/p>\n

— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) January 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n