{"id":334487,"date":"2025-07-21T15:49:30","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T14:49:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=334487"},"modified":"2025-07-21T18:06:29","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T17:06:29","slug":"iranian-intelligence-chief-admits-to-deep-infiltration-crisis-amid-internal-power-struggles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iranian-intelligence-chief-admits-to-deep-infiltration-crisis-amid-internal-power-struggles\/","title":{"rendered":"Iranian Intelligence Chief Admits to Deep Infiltration Crisis Amid Internal Power Struggles"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_334488\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-334488\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-334488\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Esmail-Khatib-the-Iranian-regimes-Minister-of-Intelligence.jpg\" alt=\"Esmail Khatib, the Iranian regime\u2019s Minister of Intelligence\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Esmail-Khatib-the-Iranian-regimes-Minister-of-Intelligence.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Esmail-Khatib-the-Iranian-regimes-Minister-of-Intelligence-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Esmail-Khatib-the-Iranian-regimes-Minister-of-Intelligence-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Esmail-Khatib-the-Iranian-regimes-Minister-of-Intelligence-746x420.jpg 746w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Esmail-Khatib-the-Iranian-regimes-Minister-of-Intelligence-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Esmail-Khatib-the-Iranian-regimes-Minister-of-Intelligence-696x392.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-334488\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Esmail Khatib, the Iranian regime\u2019s Minister of Intelligence<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Three-minute read<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a rare and revealing admission, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-a-fundamentalism\/who-is-esmail-khatib-irans-minister-of-intelligence-mois\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Esmail Khatib<\/a>, the clerical regime\u2019s Minister of Intelligence, acknowledged the ongoing and seemingly permanent presence of foreign infiltration within the Iranian regime. &#8220;Infiltration has always existed, and it will continue,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tabnak.ir\/fa\/news\/1317890\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Khatib stated<\/a> on July 17 in response to questions about the penetration of hostile elements into the upper echelons of the Iranian regime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This public acknowledgment marks a significant shift in tone. It directly contradicts previous boasts by Iranian regime officials, who claimed they had dismantled all external spy networks and successfully rooted out foreign operatives. Khatib\u2019s statement not only highlights the regime&#8217;s growing vulnerabilities but also suggests deep disarray within its intelligence and security institutions. More importantly, it reflects the regime\u2019s inability to suppress or contain mounting resistance 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\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> News: State Media Slams Senior Cleric for Accusing MPs of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Espionage?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Espionage<\/a> Amid Regime Infighting<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/W8CtQSTlhk\">https:\/\/t.co\/W8CtQSTlhk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1878812999575638361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 13, 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 Regime Exposed from Within<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Khatib\u2019s admission follows the recent assassination of senior security officials and nuclear scientists\u2014events that continue to spark controversy over the failure of Iran\u2019s intelligence apparatus. In public remarks<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mehrnews.com\/news\/6533731\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> at a ceremony honoring<\/a> deceased military intelligence officers Gholamreza Mehrabi and Mehdi Rabani, Khatib called for an \u201coffensive strategy from within\u201d as a response to recent crises.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Khatib\u2019s words betray the regime\u2019s desperation. With military setbacks and intelligence failures mounting, the Iranian regime appears unable to prevent breaches into its most sensitive institutions. Even more troubling for the leadership, these acknowledgments come just weeks after coordinated internal and external operations targeted high-ranking IRGC personnel.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At the same event, Khatib declared that \u201cour missiles forced them to retreat,\u201d referring obliquely to the war&#8217;s aftermath. However, the reality of sustained infiltration at the heart of the regime tells a different story\u2014one of weakness rather than deterrence.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Internal Discord and Espionage Scandals Expose Cracks in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>\u2019s Security Structure <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zvsptStdCc\">https:\/\/t.co\/zvsptStdCc<\/a> via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNewsUpdate1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@irannewsupdate1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Update (@IranNewsUpdate1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNewsUpdate1\/status\/1945409194334490704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 16, 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 Vahidi Admits to Failed Plots and Domestic Rebellion<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Echoing Khatib\u2019s anxiety, Ahmad Vahidi, an advisor to regime Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, also admitted to the failure of premeditated plans to contain dissent. Speaking during a memorial for slain military officials, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tabnak.ir\/fa\/news\/1317786\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vahidi acknowledged<\/a> that \u201cextensive plans\u201d and \u201ca great deal of funding\u201d had been allocated to trigger domestic uprisings and destabilize the regime from within. He went so far as to admit that the regime\u2019s opponents had \u201cspoken with various mercenaries\u201d and \u201ctried to create an alternative.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">These statements not only expose the scale of internal dissatisfaction but also confirm the ongoing and determined efforts by the Iranian Resistance and popular networks inside the country to challenge the theocracy\u2019s legitimacy.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Regime Factions Clash Over Diplomacy and War<\/h2>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-26\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"c64a5815-53c4-4cb1-a9e3-50726a97e6fd\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"681\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">While security officials admit to deep fractures, other regime insiders are working to reassure demoralized forces that the system is not retreating. Ali Larijani, senior advisor to Khamenei, sought to project strength by downplaying the possibility of serious negotiations. He described diplomacy as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tabnak.ir\/fa\/news\/1318433\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">merely a \u201ctactic\u201d<\/a> to be used at the Supreme Leader\u2019s discretion, not a strategic shift.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"681\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">\u201cThere is no rush for negotiations,\u201d he said. \u201cThey have fought us; they must first explain why.\u201d His message was less about foreign policy than internal cohesion\u2014signaling to loyalist ranks that no concessions are on the horizon that might further erode the regime\u2019s ideological foundations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Similarly, Raouf Sheybani, a senior diplomat, adopted a belligerent tone, rejecting European warnings about potential sanctions. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isna.ir\/news\/1404042516103\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">He declared<\/a> that activating the \u201csnapback mechanism\u201d would \u201cyield no benefit\u201d to Europe and that Iran would never back down \u201cin the face of threats.\u201d Yet such bravado stands in sharp contrast with the regime\u2019s fragile internal state and the reality of increasing international pressure.<\/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 Parliament Approves Harsh Anti-Espionage Law Amid Strategic Weakness and Domestic Unrest <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xPMIWMScvT\">https:\/\/t.co\/xPMIWMScvT<\/a> via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNewsUpdate1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@irannewsupdate1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Iran News Update (@IranNewsUpdate1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IranNewsUpdate1\/status\/1944477022354629036?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 13, 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 Contradiction That Cannot Be Hidden<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The inconsistencies between defiant propaganda and reluctant admissions of failure are no longer sustainable. Khatib\u2019s vague promises of \u201cfuture disclosures\u201d about high-level infiltration, without offering details or transparency, only add to public skepticism. His statement that \u201cwhatever is officially reported is based on evidence\u201d and not on \u201crumors or false reports\u201d seems more like damage control than assurance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A day earlier, in another speech, Khatib called for Iranian intelligence efforts to \u201cescalate operations within enemy territory,\u201d signaling the regime\u2019s intent to export its internal crisis outward rather than address the root causes of instability.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Bigger Picture<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While officials scramble to protect the regime\u2019s image, the underlying message is clear: the clerical dictatorship is facing mounting internal dissent, strategic vulnerability, and international isolation. Despite their propaganda, regime leaders can no longer deny that their system is compromised\u2014both by the growing <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/2024-report-pmoi-resistance-units-lead-courageous-activities-for-irans-freedom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">strength of the Iranian Resistance<\/a> and by their own institutional failures.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Iranian regime\u2019s deepening crisis is not simply a matter of espionage or foreign threats. It is the result of decades of corruption, repression, and an utter disconnect from the demands and aspirations of the Iranian people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three-minute read In a rare and revealing admission, Esmail Khatib, the clerical regime&rsquo;s Minister of Intelligence, acknowledged the ongoing and seemingly permanent presence of foreign infiltration within the Iranian regime. 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