{"id":332461,"date":"2025-06-03T20:36:03","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T19:36:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=332461"},"modified":"2025-06-03T20:36:03","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T19:36:03","slug":"iran-news-tehran-launches-military-surveillance-program-to-deter-uprising-amid-mounting-regime-anxiety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/iran-news-tehran-launches-military-surveillance-program-to-deter-uprising-amid-mounting-regime-anxiety\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News: Tehran Launches Military Surveillance Program to Deter Uprising Amid Mounting Regime Anxiety"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_332462\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-332462\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-332462\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ai-generated-image-surveillance-drone-Tehran-e1748975829400.jpg\" alt=\"An AI-generated depiction of a surveillance drone hovering over Tehran\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ai-generated-image-surveillance-drone-Tehran-e1748975829400.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ai-generated-image-surveillance-drone-Tehran-e1748975829400-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ai-generated-image-surveillance-drone-Tehran-e1748975829400-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ai-generated-image-surveillance-drone-Tehran-e1748975829400-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ai-generated-image-surveillance-drone-Tehran-e1748975829400-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ai-generated-image-surveillance-drone-Tehran-e1748975829400-696x391.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-332462\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An AI-generated depiction of a surveillance drone hovering over Tehran<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">discontent simmers across Iran<\/a> and public anger edges toward eruption, the clerical regime has begun deploying military-grade surveillance over Tehran\u2019s outskirts in what appears to be both a preemptive security measure and a warning to a restless population.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On June 3, Tehran Mayor Alireza Zakani unveiled a sweeping aerial monitoring plan covering nearly 6,000 square kilometers of the capital\u2019s so-called \u201curban perimeter.\u201d Ostensibly framed as a municipal project to fight illegal construction, the plan is being implemented in full partnership with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and its affiliated Imam Hossein University \u2013 a fact that lays bare its true intent.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cIf we fail to monitor this space, we\u2019ll face serious security challenges and economic and social corruption,\u201d Zakani said, according <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isna.ir\/news\/1404031208006\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to the <em>ISNA\u00a0News Agency<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The project involves constant drone and satellite surveillance, AI-powered analysis of aerial images, and the creation of high-resolution maps integrated into Tehran\u2019s digital governance system. It is, officials claim, the first time such a program has been rolled out in Iran.<\/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: Clerical Regime Deploys 15,000 AI-Powered Cameras in 2025 Crackdown as Infrastructure Collapses<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hKaXhXhcdB\">https:\/\/t.co\/hKaXhXhcdB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1909935339063456138?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 9, 2025<\/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 Military Operation in Civilian Clothing<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While the regime markets the effort as a \u201csmart city\u201d initiative, critics and dissidents say the move is a blatant militarization of urban governance. The project is a thinly veiled attempt to expand IRGC surveillance and psychological control mechanisms in anticipation of mass protests. The timing is no accident: Iran\u2019s political atmosphere remains highly volatile, especially in major cities like Tehran, where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/iran-protests-erupt-in-multiple-cities-as-regime-plunder-sparks-fury\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">waves of protests<\/a> over economic hardship, corruption, and repression continue to swell beneath the surface.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The plan is being carried out in two aerial phases \u2013 one during the green season, and another in dry conditions \u2013 using high-precision drone photography (10 cm ground resolution). According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yjc.ir\/fa\/news\/8958905\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">municipality\u2019s own statements<\/a>, the goal is to detect \u201cchanges\u201d and \u201cviolations\u201d in the city&#8217;s buffer zones. In reality, it equips the regime with real-time tools to track gatherings, identify dissenters, and tighten its grip on any future flashpoints of unrest.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWe\u2019ll use launch pads, drones, and satellite images to monitor everything from the Alborz mountains to the Imam Khomeini Shrine and the Qom Highway,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/snn.ir\/fa\/news\/1269825\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said General Hosni Ahangar<\/a>, head of Imam Hossein University. The 14-month surveillance contract is already active.<\/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<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">A Capital Under Watch, A Population Under Threat<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The deployment of this project comes amid open regime panic over the potential for mass revolt in Tehran \u2013 the political, economic, and symbolic heart of the nation. Reeling from growing factional divides, economic freefall, and international isolation, the ruling system now appears laser-focused on deterring urban uprisings through intimidation and hyper-control.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/snn.ir\/fa\/news\/1269825\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Shahriar<\/em> digital platform<\/a> launched alongside this surveillance network is being sold as a tool for citizen convenience \u2013 but it also centralizes public data, building permit activity, property ownership, and even GPS-tracked requests into a single system the state can monitor in real time. What the regime brands as \u201ctransparency\u201d is in practice an expansion of state surveillance powers in the name of urban order.<\/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: Regime Moves to Indoctrinate <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Students?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Students<\/a> as Tehran Frets Over Role of Youth in Uprisings<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/X1zDl2IPCM\">https:\/\/t.co\/X1zDl2IPCM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1914286257573703822?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 21, 2025<\/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;\">Preparing for \u201cThe Big One\u201d<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Regime insiders are aware of Tehran\u2019s unique explosiveness. Unlike smaller cities, protests in the capital can ignite regime-wide collapse. The new surveillance system \u2014 which uses IRGC military hardware to scan, track, and archive \u2014 is designed to ensure nothing happens without being seen.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Though officials avoid direct reference to public unrest, their language betrays their intent. \u201cThe lack of control in this area would invite serious corruption,\u201d Zakani repeated \u2013 a clear euphemism for dissent, defiance, and the regime\u2019s own fear of losing grip.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">What they are really preparing for is not zoning violations, but another nationwide uprising \u2013 and this time, Tehran will be under the gun, from above.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As discontent simmers across Iran and public anger edges toward eruption, the clerical regime has begun deploying military-grade surveillance over Tehran&rsquo;s outskirts in what appears to be both a preemptive [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":332462,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[130],"class_list":{"0":"post-332461","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 v27.3 - 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