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Four-minute read<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n In the days following the ceasefire between Iran<\/a> and Israel after their 12-day conflict, state-controlled media has entered a phase of rhetorical escalation rather than de-escalation. Nowhere is this more visible than in the pages of Kayhan Daily<\/em>, whose editorial line is widely recognized to be directly supervised by the office of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. A detailed reading of multiple Kayhan articles published on June 27, 2025, reveals a concerted and strategic intensification of language\u2014ranging from overt threats to international officials to condemnations of domestic dissenters. This extreme rhetoric is less a display of strength than a symptom of vulnerability, seeking to mask the internal destabilization inflicted by the war.<\/p>\n Among the most striking features of Kayhan’s post-ceasefire narrative is its vilification of Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). In a column styled as a satirical \u201cdialogue,\u201d Kayhan first reports<\/a> that Iran has “no intention to receive Grossi,\u201d before immediately escalating: \u201cIt would have been more decisive to say Grossi is an exposed Mossad spy and will never be allowed into Iran.\u201d The piece continues: \u201cHe should be officially declared to be tried and executed<\/strong> for espionage on behalf of the Mossad and for participating in the murder of our innocent people.\u201d<\/p>\n This is not a stray opinion\u2014it is featured prominently and aligns with the state\u2019s increasing hostility toward international oversight mechanisms. That Grossi is equated with direct involvement in sabotage and assassination points to the regime’s perception that technical cooperation with international institutions has become a security liability. More importantly, it reveals a regime lashing out symbolically to compensate for real, structural failures in intelligence, deterrence, and operational control.<\/p>\n #Iranian<\/a> Regime\u2019s Escalating Rhetoric Masks Fear of Isolation and Collapsehttps:\/\/t.co\/DqghRIENTZ<\/a><\/p>\n — NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) June 2, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\nFrom Surveillance to Execution: The Kayhan Doctrine<\/h2>\n
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