{"id":332716,"date":"2025-06-08T17:21:15","date_gmt":"2025-06-08T16:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=332716"},"modified":"2025-06-09T08:53:20","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T07:53:20","slug":"senior-iranian-clerics-express-fear-over-regimes-fragile-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/senior-iranian-clerics-express-fear-over-regimes-fragile-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Senior Iranian Clerics Express Fear Over Regime\u2019s Fragile Future"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_311076\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-311076\" style=\"width: 990px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-311076\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Iran-protests-2022.jpg\" alt=\"Iran protests 2022\" width=\"990\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Iran-protests-2022.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Iran-protests-2022-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Iran-protests-2022-768x413.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Iran-protests-2022-150x81.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Iran-protests-2022-696x374.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 990px) 100vw, 990px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-311076\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">File photo: Iran protests 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><em>Two-minute read<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Two of the Iranian regime\u2019s most senior clerics have recently voiced deep concerns about the fragile state of the Iranian regime and the potential for its sudden collapse. Their remarks underscore growing internal anxieties within the ruling establishment as public dissent intensifies and international pressures mount.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Alamolhoda: \u201cIf Faith in Leadership Breaks, the Regime Will Collapse Within an Hour\u201d<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ahmad Alamolhoda, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei\u2019s representative in Mashhad and a key regime figure, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.khabaronline.ir\/news\/2074227\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">warned that the very survival<\/a> of the Iranian regime hinges on the people&#8217;s continued belief in the leadership:\u00a0\u201cThroughout the victory and more than 40-year continuation of our holy Islamic Revolution, it has withstood conspiracies and seditions. The key factor is the people&#8217;s faith in the leadership,\u201d Alamolhoda said in a June 6, 2025, speech. \u201cIf the knot between the people&#8217;s faith and the leadership&#8217;s faith is untied, the Revolution will collapse within an hour.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He further accused the regime\u2019s enemies of trying to sever this connection by undermining public belief in the leadership, calling it a \u201cwicked and criminal\u201d strategy designed to bring down the system from within.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iranian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iranian<\/a> Officials Warn of \u201cLibya Scenario\u201d Amid Deepening Fear of Uprising and Escalating Crackdowns<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vLWWYwIlap\">https:\/\/t.co\/vLWWYwIlap<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1929243548940968208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 1, 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;\">Ahmad Khatami: \u201cVelayat-e Faqih Is the Pillar of Our System\u201d<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Echoing these concerns, senior regime cleric <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mehrnews.com\/news\/6489369\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ahmad Khatami emphasized<\/a> that the doctrine of <em>Velayat-e Faqih<\/em> (Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist) is the cornerstone of the regime\u2019s endurance. Without it, he suggested, the Iranian regime would not survive.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt lasted just a year in power. We have had <em>Velayat-e Faqih<\/em> for 47 years, and it has been the secret to our longevity,\u201d Khatami declared. \u201cThe late Imam [Khomeini] said this system must be supported to protect the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Khatami cited past uprisings\u2014including the 2009 protests and the 2021 nationwide protests\u2014as efforts to overthrow the regime and undermine <em>Velayat-e Faqih<\/em>. He claimed that the state\u2019s survival was ensured only through the leadership\u2019s firm stance and the suppression of dissent.<\/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>\u2019s Officials Urge Tight Control of Minds and Morals to Quell Public Dissent<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rYJYo5rp4r\">https:\/\/t.co\/rYJYo5rp4r<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1919068340242338041?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 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;\">\u201cIn 2009, the sedition was clearly against <em>Velayat-e Faqih<\/em>. In 2021, it wasn\u2019t even called sedition\u2014it was riots and blatant attempts at rapid overthrow,\u201d he said, accusing foreign powers, particularly the United States, of funding the protests. \u201cAmerica spent the equivalent of our country\u2019s annual budget on those riots.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He also emphasized that the opposition group <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\/https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK)<\/a> orchestrated the unrest, labeling them \u201cmurderous hypocrites\u201d and \u201canti-people elements.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iranian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iranian<\/a> Officials Warn Europe and U.S. Against Pressure as Domestic Unrest Mounts<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XIX5cbQ1ch\">https:\/\/t.co\/XIX5cbQ1ch<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1925975539153596610?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 23, 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;\">\u201cUranium Enrichment Is Our Red Line\u201d<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Turning to foreign policy, Khatami warned that the regime will not compromise on its nuclear ambitions, calling uranium enrichment a \u201cred line\u201d that cannot be crossed in ongoing negotiations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cOur officials have clearly stated that if enrichment is not accepted, there will be no talks,\u201d Khatami said. He reiterated Khamenei\u2019s recent statements, asserting that no foreign power\u2014especially the United States\u2014has the right to dictate how much uranium Iran can enrich.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cEven Trump\u2019s own people admitted he would not tolerate even one percent enrichment. Well, Trump is wrong,\u201d Khatami concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two-minute read Two of the Iranian regime&rsquo;s most senior clerics have recently voiced deep concerns about the fragile state of the Iranian regime and the potential for its sudden collapse. 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