{"id":334285,"date":"2025-07-16T17:26:40","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T16:26:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=334285"},"modified":"2025-07-16T17:51:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T16:51:16","slug":"rising-infighting-and-intelligence-breakdown-deepen-the-iranian-regimes-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iranian-regime-infighting\/rising-infighting-and-intelligence-breakdown-deepen-the-iranian-regimes-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Rising Infighting and Intelligence Breakdown Deepen the Iranian Regime&#8217;s Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_334287\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-334287\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-334287\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Rifts-at-the-Top-of-Irans-Regime-Resurface-Amid-Unrest-and-external-Pressure.png\" alt=\"Rifts at the Top of Iran\u2019s Regime Resurface Amid Unrest and external Pressure\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Rifts-at-the-Top-of-Irans-Regime-Resurface-Amid-Unrest-and-external-Pressure.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Rifts-at-the-Top-of-Irans-Regime-Resurface-Amid-Unrest-and-external-Pressure-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Rifts-at-the-Top-of-Irans-Regime-Resurface-Amid-Unrest-and-external-Pressure-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Rifts-at-the-Top-of-Irans-Regime-Resurface-Amid-Unrest-and-external-Pressure-746x420.png 746w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Rifts-at-the-Top-of-Irans-Regime-Resurface-Amid-Unrest-and-external-Pressure-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Rifts-at-the-Top-of-Irans-Regime-Resurface-Amid-Unrest-and-external-Pressure-696x392.png 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-334287\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chaos erupts inside the Iranian regime\u2019s parliament as shouting matches and scuffles break out among lawmakers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Three-minute read<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As the Iranian regime grapples with mounting domestic discontent and external pressures, sharp contradictions within its leadership have once again brought the regime&#8217;s internal chaos into the spotlight. This week, conflicting statements by two members of the regime\u2019s Parliament laid bare deep rifts over the regime\u2019s handling of espionage, internal threats, and its broader crisis of legitimacy.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dispute Over \u201cInfiltrators\u201d Exposes Narrative Collapse<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">IRGC-affiliated lawmaker Salar Abnoosh, a member of the parliamentary Security Commission, <a href=\"https:\/\/sahebkhabar.ir\/news\/73856135\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">publicly demanded<\/a> a crackdown on what he called \u201cinfiltrators and undesirable elements\u201d within government institutions. His remarks reflect a growing climate of fear and paranoia inside the regime, as it seeks scapegoats for recent failures and attempts to tighten internal control.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Yet in a stunning contradiction, MP Mohammad <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asriran.com\/fa\/news\/1076856\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Manan Raisi dismissed<\/a> one of the regime\u2019s most persistent talking points: the claim that foreign refugees, particularly Afghan migrants, have played a role in intelligence breaches. \u201cBased on reliable intelligence,\u201d Raisi said, \u201cnot a single Afghan migrant has been involved in spying.\u201d His admission represents a significant retreat from the regime\u2019s long-standing efforts to shift blame to vulnerable communities as a diversion from systemic corruption and incompetence.<\/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> Regime Shaken by Ceasefire Fallout, Fear of Unrest Mounts<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iL8tM2lRNd\">https:\/\/t.co\/iL8tM2lRNd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1939763080805728284?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 30, 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;\">This clash of narratives has highlighted the regime\u2019s increasing inability to coordinate its internal messaging, even among loyal officials. What was once a tightly managed propaganda machine is now riddled with contradictions and public disavowals, pointing to a deeper political and structural unraveling.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Security Breach Sparks Deepening Crisis<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fueling the internal tensions are the unresolved questions surrounding the recent attack on a high-level meeting of the Supreme National Security Council\u2014an incident that sent shockwaves through the political establishment. The precision of the strike raised alarms about how such sensitive details\u2014including the time, location, and escape routes of top state officials\u2014could have been compromised.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Regime-affiliated newspaper <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.hammihanonline.ir\/servev2\/37fbbTlkRIgD\/Almu5lsTvQU,\/03.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Ham-Mihan<\/em> openly questioned<\/a> whether this breach was purely the result of technical surveillance or if the regime is once again witnessing \u201cdeep internal betrayal\u201d akin to the dramatic purges of the early 1980s. This highlight infighting among regime factions, with security officials, politicians, and military commanders turning on each other to assign blame for what many view as a catastrophic intelligence failure.<\/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 Ruling Factions Descend into Confusion and Infighting Amid Mounting Crises<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ph4mFLOHK4\">https:\/\/t.co\/Ph4mFLOHK4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1899843072575279499?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 12, 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;\">Among those reportedly present during the targeted meeting were the heads of all three branches of government, the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, senior cabinet ministers, and two appointees of the Supreme Leader. Had the attack succeeded in its apparent objectives, it could have triggered a paralyzing political vacuum at the highest levels of the state.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Panic, Paranoia, and Power Struggles<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Instead of presenting a united front or initiating structural reforms, regime officials have descended into finger-pointing and denial, reflecting a leadership in survival mode. The public airing of contradictory claims\u2014such as the alleged role of refugees in espionage, now debunked by internal sources\u2014has further undermined trust within the system.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The regime\u2019s core narrative of external sabotage is rapidly losing credibility. Even conservative outlets now acknowledge a gulf between official statements and ground realities, admitting that the explanations offered by top officials no longer align with what the public sees and hears.<\/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>&#39;s Regime Tightens Grip with Harsh New Espionage Law <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EPfTqGQrbS\">https:\/\/t.co\/EPfTqGQrbS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1940057947754897422?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 1, 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;\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">A System Consumed by Its Own Insecurity<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The combination of public contradictions, strategic vulnerabilities, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iranian-regime-infighting\/iran-regimes-internal-rift-widens-as-factions-dispute-over-politics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">elite infighting<\/a> points to a regime in disarray. What began as attempts to project strength and control have backfired, exposing deep fractures within the Iranian regime\u2019s governing apparatus.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a system where fear of internal betrayal increasingly eclipses the fear of foreign threats, paranoia has replaced strategy. And as more voices within the regime challenge official lies, the clerical establishment appears less as a monolith\u2014and more as a crumbling structure held together by repression and denial.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three-minute read As the Iranian regime grapples with mounting domestic discontent and external pressures, sharp contradictions within its leadership have once again brought the regime&rsquo;s internal chaos into the spotlight. [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":334287,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5450],"tags":[5482],"class_list":{"0":"post-334285","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-iranian-regime-infighting","8":"tag-iranian-regime-infighting"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Rising Infighting and Intelligence Breakdown Deepen the Iranian Regime&#039;s Crisis - NCRI<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Three-minute read As the Iranian regime grapples with mounting domestic discontent and external pressures, sharp contradictions within its leadership have\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iranian-regime-infighting\/rising-infighting-and-intelligence-breakdown-deepen-the-iranian-regimes-crisis\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Rising Infighting and Intelligence Breakdown Deepen the Iranian Regime&#039;s Crisis - NCRI\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Three-minute read As the Iranian regime grapples with mounting domestic discontent and external pressures, sharp contradictions within its leadership have\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iranian-regime-infighting\/rising-infighting-and-intelligence-breakdown-deepen-the-iranian-regimes-crisis\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"NCRI\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-07-16T16:26:40+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-07-16T16:51:16+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Rifts-at-the-Top-of-Irans-Regime-Resurface-Amid-Unrest-and-external-Pressure.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"563\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Farid Mahoutchi\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@iran_policy\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@iran_policy\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Farid Mahoutchi\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":[\"Article\",\"BlogPosting\"],\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/iranian-regime-infighting\\\/rising-infighting-and-intelligence-breakdown-deepen-the-iranian-regimes-crisis\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/iranian-regime-infighting\\\/rising-infighting-and-intelligence-breakdown-deepen-the-iranian-regimes-crisis\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Farid Mahoutchi\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/98bb5324aa392d8cef603599677667bb\"},\"headline\":\"Rising Infighting and Intelligence Breakdown Deepen the Iranian Regime&#8217;s Crisis\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-07-16T16:26:40+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-07-16T16:51:16+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/iranian-regime-infighting\\\/rising-infighting-and-intelligence-breakdown-deepen-the-iranian-regimes-crisis\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":670,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/iranian-regime-infighting\\\/rising-infighting-and-intelligence-breakdown-deepen-the-iranian-regimes-crisis\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/Rifts-at-the-Top-of-Irans-Regime-Resurface-Amid-Unrest-and-external-Pressure.png\",\"keywords\":[\"Iranian Regime Infighting\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Iranian Regime Infighting\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/iranian-regime-infighting\\\/rising-infighting-and-intelligence-breakdown-deepen-the-iranian-regimes-crisis\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/iranian-regime-infighting\\\/rising-infighting-and-intelligence-breakdown-deepen-the-iranian-regimes-crisis\\\/\",\"name\":\"Rising Infighting and Intelligence Breakdown Deepen the Iranian Regime's Crisis - NCRI\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/iranian-regime-infighting\\\/rising-infighting-and-intelligence-breakdown-deepen-the-iranian-regimes-crisis\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/iranian-regime-infighting\\\/rising-infighting-and-intelligence-breakdown-deepen-the-iranian-regimes-crisis\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/Rifts-at-the-Top-of-Irans-Regime-Resurface-Amid-Unrest-and-external-Pressure.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-07-16T16:26:40+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-07-16T16:51:16+00:00\",\"description\":\"Three-minute read As the Iranian regime grapples with mounting domestic discontent and external pressures, sharp contradictions within its leadership have\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/iranian-regime-infighting\\\/rising-infighting-and-intelligence-breakdown-deepen-the-iranian-regimes-crisis\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/iranian-regime-infighting\\\/rising-infighting-and-intelligence-breakdown-deepen-the-iranian-regimes-crisis\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/iranian-regime-infighting\\\/rising-infighting-and-intelligence-breakdown-deepen-the-iranian-regimes-crisis\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/Rifts-at-the-Top-of-Irans-Regime-Resurface-Amid-Unrest-and-external-Pressure.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/Rifts-at-the-Top-of-Irans-Regime-Resurface-Amid-Unrest-and-external-Pressure.png\",\"width\":1000,\"height\":563,\"caption\":\"Rifts at the Top of Iran\u2019s Regime Resurface Amid Unrest and external Pressure\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/iranian-regime-infighting\\\/rising-infighting-and-intelligence-breakdown-deepen-the-iranian-regimes-crisis\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Rising Infighting and Intelligence Breakdown Deepen the Iranian Regime&#8217;s Crisis\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"NCRI\",\"description\":\"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran\",\"alternateName\":\"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/01\\\/ncri-logo.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/01\\\/ncri-logo.jpg\",\"width\":402,\"height\":100,\"caption\":\"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/iran_policy\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/98bb5324aa392d8cef603599677667bb\",\"name\":\"Farid Mahoutchi\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/04d61fba31d14858cc2aa79b9a0a64f3ce36193d5a420d55c197bf7f64a4e676?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/04d61fba31d14858cc2aa79b9a0a64f3ce36193d5a420d55c197bf7f64a4e676?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/04d61fba31d14858cc2aa79b9a0a64f3ce36193d5a420d55c197bf7f64a4e676?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Farid Mahoutchi\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/author\\\/farid-mahoutchi\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Rising Infighting and Intelligence Breakdown Deepen the Iranian Regime's Crisis - NCRI","description":"Three-minute read As the Iranian regime grapples with mounting domestic discontent and external pressures, sharp contradictions within its leadership have","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iranian-regime-infighting\/rising-infighting-and-intelligence-breakdown-deepen-the-iranian-regimes-crisis\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Rising Infighting and Intelligence Breakdown Deepen the Iranian Regime's Crisis - NCRI","og_description":"Three-minute read As the Iranian regime grapples with mounting domestic discontent and external pressures, sharp contradictions within its leadership have","og_url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iranian-regime-infighting\/rising-infighting-and-intelligence-breakdown-deepen-the-iranian-regimes-crisis\/","og_site_name":"NCRI","article_published_time":"2025-07-16T16:26:40+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-07-16T16:51:16+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1000,"height":563,"url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Rifts-at-the-Top-of-Irans-Regime-Resurface-Amid-Unrest-and-external-Pressure.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Farid Mahoutchi","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@iran_policy","twitter_site":"@iran_policy","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Farid Mahoutchi","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":["Article","BlogPosting"],"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iranian-regime-infighting\/rising-infighting-and-intelligence-breakdown-deepen-the-iranian-regimes-crisis\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iranian-regime-infighting\/rising-infighting-and-intelligence-breakdown-deepen-the-iranian-regimes-crisis\/"},"author":{"name":"Farid Mahoutchi","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/98bb5324aa392d8cef603599677667bb"},"headline":"Rising Infighting and Intelligence Breakdown Deepen the Iranian Regime&#8217;s Crisis","datePublished":"2025-07-16T16:26:40+00:00","dateModified":"2025-07-16T16:51:16+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iranian-regime-infighting\/rising-infighting-and-intelligence-breakdown-deepen-the-iranian-regimes-crisis\/"},"wordCount":670,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iranian-regime-infighting\/rising-infighting-and-intelligence-breakdown-deepen-the-iranian-regimes-crisis\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Rifts-at-the-Top-of-Irans-Regime-Resurface-Amid-Unrest-and-external-Pressure.png","keywords":["Iranian Regime Infighting"],"articleSection":["Iranian Regime Infighting"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iranian-regime-infighting\/rising-infighting-and-intelligence-breakdown-deepen-the-iranian-regimes-crisis\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iranian-regime-infighting\/rising-infighting-and-intelligence-breakdown-deepen-the-iranian-regimes-crisis\/","name":"Rising Infighting and Intelligence Breakdown Deepen the Iranian Regime's Crisis - NCRI","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iranian-regime-infighting\/rising-infighting-and-intelligence-breakdown-deepen-the-iranian-regimes-crisis\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iranian-regime-infighting\/rising-infighting-and-intelligence-breakdown-deepen-the-iranian-regimes-crisis\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Rifts-at-the-Top-of-Irans-Regime-Resurface-Amid-Unrest-and-external-Pressure.png","datePublished":"2025-07-16T16:26:40+00:00","dateModified":"2025-07-16T16:51:16+00:00","description":"Three-minute read As the Iranian regime grapples with mounting domestic discontent and external pressures, sharp contradictions within its leadership have","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iranian-regime-infighting\/rising-infighting-and-intelligence-breakdown-deepen-the-iranian-regimes-crisis\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iranian-regime-infighting\/rising-infighting-and-intelligence-breakdown-deepen-the-iranian-regimes-crisis\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iranian-regime-infighting\/rising-infighting-and-intelligence-breakdown-deepen-the-iranian-regimes-crisis\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Rifts-at-the-Top-of-Irans-Regime-Resurface-Amid-Unrest-and-external-Pressure.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Rifts-at-the-Top-of-Irans-Regime-Resurface-Amid-Unrest-and-external-Pressure.png","width":1000,"height":563,"caption":"Rifts at the Top of Iran\u2019s Regime Resurface Amid Unrest and external Pressure"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iranian-regime-infighting\/rising-infighting-and-intelligence-breakdown-deepen-the-iranian-regimes-crisis\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Rising Infighting and Intelligence Breakdown Deepen the Iranian Regime&#8217;s Crisis"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/","name":"NCRI","description":"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#organization","name":"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran","alternateName":"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ncri-logo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ncri-logo.jpg","width":402,"height":100,"caption":"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/iran_policy"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/98bb5324aa392d8cef603599677667bb","name":"Farid Mahoutchi","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/04d61fba31d14858cc2aa79b9a0a64f3ce36193d5a420d55c197bf7f64a4e676?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/04d61fba31d14858cc2aa79b9a0a64f3ce36193d5a420d55c197bf7f64a4e676?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/04d61fba31d14858cc2aa79b9a0a64f3ce36193d5a420d55c197bf7f64a4e676?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Farid Mahoutchi"},"url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/author\/farid-mahoutchi\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/334285","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/53"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=334285"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/334285\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/334287"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=334285"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=334285"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=334285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}