{"id":333386,"date":"2025-06-25T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=333386"},"modified":"2025-06-25T20:03:04","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T19:03:04","slug":"irans-regime-responds-to-military-losses-with-repression-and-belligerence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/irans-regime-responds-to-military-losses-with-repression-and-belligerence\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran\u2019s Regime Responds to Military Losses with Repression and Belligerence"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_333387\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-333387\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-333387 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Basij-forces-set-up-checkpoints-and-mount-repressive-measures-in-wake-of-attacks-by-Israel.jpg\" alt=\"Basij forces set up checkpoints and mount repressive measures in wake of attacks by Israel\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Basij-forces-set-up-checkpoints-and-mount-repressive-measures-in-wake-of-attacks-by-Israel.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Basij-forces-set-up-checkpoints-and-mount-repressive-measures-in-wake-of-attacks-by-Israel-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Basij-forces-set-up-checkpoints-and-mount-repressive-measures-in-wake-of-attacks-by-Israel-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Basij-forces-set-up-checkpoints-and-mount-repressive-measures-in-wake-of-attacks-by-Israel-746x420.jpg 746w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Basij-forces-set-up-checkpoints-and-mount-repressive-measures-in-wake-of-attacks-by-Israel-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Basij-forces-set-up-checkpoints-and-mount-repressive-measures-in-wake-of-attacks-by-Israel-696x392.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-333387\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Basij forces set up checkpoints and mount repressive measures in wake of the regional war &#8211; June 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Three-minute read<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the aftermath of a devastating conflict with Israel and U.S., the Iranian regime is confronting an unprecedented combination of military, nuclear, and domestic crises. A series of targeted airstrikes has decimated Iran regime\u2019s senior military and nuclear leadership, prompting a retaliatory suspension of cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) by the regime&#8217;s parliament. Simultaneously, the regime has launched a nationwide crackdown on dissent, marked by mass arrests, desertions in the military, and escalating repression.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Suspending IAEA Cooperation<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Wednesday, Iran regime\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/donya-e-eqtesad.com\/%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%D8%B3%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%AA-%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86-62\/4191069-%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%B7%D8%B1%D8%AD-%D8%AA%D8%B9%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%82-%D9%87%D9%85%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D8%A2%DA%98%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B3-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%84%D8%B3-%D8%AA%D8%B5%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%A8-%D8%B4%D8%AF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">parliament passed a bill<\/a> suspending the country\u2019s cooperation with the IAEA. Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf accused the agency of turning a blind eye to attacks on Iran\u2019s nuclear infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe International Atomic Energy Agency, which refused to even marginally condemn the attack on Iran\u2019s nuclear facilities, put its international credibility up for auction,\u201d Ghalibaf said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He declared that the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran would halt cooperation until the safety of the country\u2019s nuclear facilities is ensured. The final approval for the bill now rests with regime&#8217;s Supreme National Security Council, according to the state-affiliated Nournews outlet.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">War at Home: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>\u2019s Prisons in Crisis Amid Regional Conflict<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TATMVpvKFn\">https:\/\/t.co\/TATMVpvKFn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1937750740925075817?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 25, 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;\">Massive Military and Nuclear Losses<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The IRGC and Iranian <a href=\"https:\/\/nournews.ir\/fa\/news\/228109\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">state media have confirmed<\/a> the elimination of several of its top military and nuclear figures during a series of high-precision strikes carried out prior to the ceasefire.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">High-Ranking Military Casualties:<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Hossein Salami \u2013 Commander-in-Chief of the IRGC<\/li>\n<li>Mohammad Bagheri \u2013 Chief of Staff of Iran\u2019s Armed Forces<\/li>\n<li>Amir Ali Hajizadeh \u2013 IRGC Aerospace Force Commander<\/li>\n<li>Gholam-Ali Rashid \u2013 Head of Khatam-al-Anbiya Central HQ<\/li>\n<li>Mehdi Rabani, Gholamreza Mehrabi, Davoud Shekhiyan, Masoud Shanei, Saeed Izadi, Behnam Shahriari \u2013 Senior IRGC officials<\/li>\n<li>Mahmoud Bagheri, Mohammad Bagher Taherpour, Mansour Safarpour, Masoud Tayeb, Khosrow Hassani, Javad Jarsara \u2013 Additional confirmed fatalities among IRGC officers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A key political figure, Ali Shamkhani, senior advisor to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, was also seriously injured in an airstrike targeting his residence.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Targeted Nuclear Experts:<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At least <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tabnak.ir\/fa\/news\/1313577\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nine nuclear scientists<\/a> were also killed in coordinated attacks:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Fereydoon Abbasi-Davani, former head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran<\/li>\n<li>Mohammad-Mehdi Tehranchi, Akbar Matlabi-Zadeh, Saeed Borji, Amir-Hassan Faghihi, Abdolhamid Minoochehr, Mansour Asgari, Ahmadreza Zolfaghari Daryani, Ali Bakaei Karimi<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In addition, Mohammadreza Sedighi Saber, a sanctioned nuclear researcher previously tied to detonation systems and targeted by U.S. sanctions, was assassinated in Gilan Province. He had direct links to sensitive nuclear programs.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NCRI Statement: Sudden and Forced Transfer of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iranian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iranian<\/a> Political Prisoner Ali Younesi to Unknown Location<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lPsK9Yp128\">https:\/\/t.co\/lPsK9Yp128<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1935795804729430315?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 19, 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;\">Direct Strike on IRGC Regional Headquarters<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Monday, June 23, an Israeli airstrike destroyed the Imam Hassan Mojtaba IRGC Command Center in Karaj, Alborz Province\u2014a critical hub in the regime\u2019s military and suppression network. Internal regime sources confirmed at least 20 fatalities among senior and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sharghdaily.com\/%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%87%D8%A7-246\/1023957-%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%85%D8%AC%D8%AA%D8%A8%DB%8C-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D9%85%DB%8C-%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B4%DB%8C%D9%86-%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87-%D8%B3%D9%BE%D8%A7%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%B2-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B2-%DA%AF%D8%B0%D8%B4%D8%AA%D9%87-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A6%DB%8C%D9%84-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%AA-%D8%B1%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%8C-%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%AF%D8%A7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mid-ranking IRGC personnel<\/a>, including:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li data-start=\"300\" data-end=\"818\">Mojtaba Karami \u2013 Deputy IRGC Commander, Alborz<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"300\" data-end=\"818\">Akbar Enayati \u2013 Deputy Social Affairs Officer<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"300\" data-end=\"818\">Ali Torkashvand \u2013 Clerical Inspector<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"300\" data-end=\"818\">Gholam Ojani, Mohsen Kohkhel, Vali Rezazadeh, Saeed Sharifi \u2013 Lieutenant Colonels<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"300\" data-end=\"818\">Seyed Mojtaba Moinpour \u2013 Brigadier General<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"300\" data-end=\"818\">Ali Asgari, Davoud Zandiyeh, Reza Zamanzadeh, Mohammad Roshandel \u2013 Colonels<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"300\" data-end=\"818\">Seyed Mustafa Mirghaffari, Ali Javadipour \u2013 Captains<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"300\" data-end=\"818\">Ebrahim Nazari, Fatemeh Salehi, Davoud Dideban \u2013 IRGC\/Basij members<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"300\" data-end=\"818\">Fardin Ebrahimi, Salar Mousavinejad \u2013 Conscripts<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"300\" data-end=\"818\">Gholamreza Souri &#8211; Basij member<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"300\" data-end=\"818\">Fatemeh Salehi &#8211; IRGC personnel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"871\" data-end=\"1037\">Shortly after, the IRGC\u2019s Alborz command issued a statement identifying <a href=\"https:\/\/www.khabarfoori.com\/%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B3%DB%8C-59\/3149872-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%8C-%D8%B4%D9%87%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B2-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A6%DB%8C%D9%84-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%B3%D9%BE%D8%A7%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%B2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">14 more casualties<\/a> from what it called a \u201cbrutal and inhumane\u201d Israeli strike. These included:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li data-start=\"1039\" data-end=\"1420\">Javad Izadi \u2013 conscript<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1039\" data-end=\"1420\">Seyed Mojtaba Moinpour \u2013 brigadier general<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1039\" data-end=\"1420\">Ali Javadipour and Seyed Mustafa Mirghaffari \u2013 captains<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1039\" data-end=\"1420\">Reza Zamanzadeh, Mohammad Roshandel, Davoud Zandiyeh, Ali Asgari \u2013 colonels<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1039\" data-end=\"1420\">Saeed Sharifi, Vali Rezazadeh \u2013 lieutenant colonels<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1039\" data-end=\"1420\">Ebrahim Nazari \u2013 IRGC member<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1039\" data-end=\"1420\">Davoud Dideban \u2013 civilian from Karaj<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1039\" data-end=\"1420\">Fardin Ebrahimi, Salar Mousavinejad \u2013 conscripts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1422\" data-end=\"1633\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Authorities stated that full identification of victims would continue in coordination with the families. The death toll from the strike marks one of the deadliest blows to the IRGC in recent memory.<\/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 Regime Faces Internal Reckoning as Ceasefire Begins<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cC94qGKplK\">https:\/\/t.co\/cC94qGKplK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1937900058193563710?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 25, 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;\">Post-War Crackdown and Rising Domestic Turmoil<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-a-fundamentalism\/iran-news-ceasefire-declared-between-iran-and-israel-amid-ongoing-strikes-and-political-shockwaves\/\">Following the ceasefire<\/a>, Iran is witnessing a surge in internal repression. According to Tasnim News Agency, at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tasnimnews.com\/fa\/news\/1404\/04\/03\/3341539\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">least 115 people<\/a> have been arrested in Kermanshah Province alone for allegedly \u201cdisturbing security.\u201d Further arrests were reported by the IRGC and police in Hamedan, Hormozgan, Fars (53 detainees), Gilan (36), and Zarand (11 arrested for anti-regime activities).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Simultaneously, reports from<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fardanews.com\/%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA-73\/1365522-%D9%87%D8%B4%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%85%DB%8C-%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%AA%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D9%85%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%B4%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AC%D9%87-%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%86%D8%AF-%D8%B4%D8%AF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Farda News suggest<\/a> a growing wave of disobedience within the ranks of Iran\u2019s military and security forces. Incidents of desertion, refusal to follow orders, and personnel going into hiding have alarmed the regime. In response, the regime\u2019s General Staff has issued sweeping new orders allowing commanders to use \u201cthe harshest possible measures\u201d to suppress internal dissent and reestablish control. The original Farda News post was later taken down and is currently not available online.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Arrests for Espionage and Drone Activity<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Multiple state media outlets and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sharghdaily.com\/%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA-6\/1024157-%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B3-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%85-%D9%87%D9%85%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A6%DB%8C%D9%84-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B2%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%AA-%D8%B4%D8%AF%D9%86%D8%AF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news agencies have reported<\/a> the arrest of more than 700 individuals over the course of the 12-day war. Detainees were accused of offenses ranging from guiding drones, operating micro-drones, photographing sensitive sites, to leaking intelligence. According to the report, over 10,000 micro-drones were seized in Tehran alone. Human rights groups and opposition activists have denounced these arrests as a cover for mass repression, warning that the regime is using the wartime chaos to silence civil dissent.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The regime has lost several of its most influential military and nuclear figures, its command infrastructure has been directly hit, and its international nuclear commitments are now unraveling. Internally, a crisis of loyalty is gripping its security forces, while a sweeping wave of arrests signals the regime\u2019s desperation to maintain control.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">What lies ahead for Iran is uncertain\u2014but the ground beneath the regime has undoubtedly shifted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three-minute read In the aftermath of a devastating conflict with Israel and U.S., the Iranian regime is confronting an unprecedented combination of military, nuclear, and domestic crises. 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