{"id":336060,"date":"2025-08-26T22:03:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T21:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=336060"},"modified":"2025-08-26T22:03:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T21:03:10","slug":"iran-faces-mounting-crisis-snapback-mechanism-threats-nationwide-military-alert-and-fear-of-uprising","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/iran-faces-mounting-crisis-snapback-mechanism-threats-nationwide-military-alert-and-fear-of-uprising\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Faces Mounting Crisis: Snapback Mechanism Threats, Nationwide Military Alert, and Fear of Uprising"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_336061\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-336061\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-336061\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/iran-security-checkpoint.jpg\" alt=\"Tehran, Iran \u2014 Security forces set up a nighttime checkpoint, stopping cars for inspection.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/iran-security-checkpoint.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/iran-security-checkpoint-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/iran-security-checkpoint-768x436.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/iran-security-checkpoint-739x420.jpg 739w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/iran-security-checkpoint-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/iran-security-checkpoint-696x395.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-336061\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tehran, Iran \u2014 Security forces set up a nighttime checkpoint, stopping cars for inspection<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Three-minute read<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tensions are escalating in Iran as the clerical dictatorship <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iranian-regime-infighting\/power-struggles-intensify-in-tehran-as-khamenei-faces-fracturing-factions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">faces simultaneous domestic<\/a> and international pressures. While European powers signal the possible activation of the UN \u201csnapback\u201d mechanism over Tehran\u2019s nuclear program, the regime has responded with fierce rhetoric, threats of retaliation, and an unprecedented full-scale military alert across the country.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Snapback Mechanism: Tehran Threatens Escalation<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On August 26, Iranian officials sharply condemned Europe\u2019s consideration of triggering the UN snapback sanctions. Ebrahim Azizi, head of the parliamentary security commission, <a href=\"https:\/\/snn.ir\/fa\/news\/1297881\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">declared that<\/a> \u201cEurope has no authority to activate the mechanism\u201d and insisted it holds \u201cno legal validity against Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Alireza Salimi, a senior member of parliament\u2019s presidium, went further, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icana.ir\/news\/401709\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">warning that<\/a> if Europe proceeds, Tehran might exit the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) altogether. He accused European governments of violating their commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal while highlighting that Iran, in his words, \u201cfulfilled its obligations, including concrete-pouring at Khondab.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hassan Beheshtipour, a regime-affiliated analyst, <a href=\"https:\/\/fararu.com\/fa\/news\/897334\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">revealed<\/a> that there is a 90% probability the snapback will be activated, citing inside discussions in Iran\u2019s Supreme National Security Council. Control of nuclear negotiations has now shifted away from the foreign ministry to senior regime strategist Ali Larijani \u2014 a move seen by observers as preparation for confrontation rather than compromise.<\/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 \u201cNeighborhood-Based Management\u201d: A Mask for Militarized Repression <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4uwQHJkA4v\">https:\/\/t.co\/4uwQHJkA4v<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1931371345419379152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 7, 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;\">Unprecedented 100% Alert Amid Fear of Nationwide Protests<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Since August 18, the clerical dictatorship has placed its military, police, and paramilitary forces on maximum alert. Leave has been canceled for Revolutionary Guard (IRGC), army, and police units, and over <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.net\/%da%86%d8%b1%d8%a7-%d8%ae%d8%a7%d9%85%d9%86%d9%87%d8%a7%db%8c-%d8%a8%d9%87-%d9%86%db%8c%d8%b1%d9%88%d9%87%d8%a7%db%8c%d8%b4-%d8%a2%d9%85%d8%a7%d8%af%d9%87%d8%a8%d8%a7%d8%b4-%d8%b5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">40,000 armed personnel<\/a> have been deployed in Tehran alone.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This mobilization, analysts say, is not aimed at foreign threats but at suppressing potential domestic unrest. Tehran, the political and social heartbeat of Iran, remains the epicenter of regime anxiety. Local sources confirm that 23,000 IRGC and Basij fighters and 19,000 police officers have been positioned across the capital, with checkpoints and security drills conducted nightly between 8 p.m. and midnight \u2014 peak hours for public gatherings.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At the same time, regime commanders have begun constructing underground bunkers and escape tunnels in Tehran\u2019s Qasr-e Firouzeh area. The IRGC has even switched its license plates from military green to civilian white in an attempt to blend in, underscoring what insiders describe as \u201cdeep institutional panic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Military industries have also ramped up weapons and ammunition production \u2014 not for external war but for a potential domestic crackdown. Observers interpret these moves as preparation for an internal conflict against Iran\u2019s increasingly defiant population, rather than an imminent foreign confrontation.<\/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 Escalates Crackdown Following 12 Day War, Adding to Widespread Domestic Strain<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nZVl3jB4A9\">https:\/\/t.co\/nZVl3jB4A9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1946554553320591472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 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;\">Economic Meltdown Sparks Social Unrest Warnings<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s deepening economic crisis is adding fuel to the political tinderbox. On August 24, the regime-controlled outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.siasatrooz.ir\/fa\/note\/134103\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Siasat-e Rooz<\/em> admitted<\/a> that the Social Security Organization is on the verge of bankruptcy. The report warned: \u201cWhen tens of millions lose access to pensions and healthcare, social unrest will become uncontainable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Analysts note that this financial collapse threatens to ignite widespread protests among workers, retirees, and low-income citizens \u2014 potentially merging with broader political dissent against the regime\u2019s authoritarian grip.<\/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: Tehran Stages Security Drill Amid Fear of Renewed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Protests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Protests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2KNIY4x7NU\">https:\/\/t.co\/2KNIY4x7NU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1902447734562418878?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 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;\">Internal Power Struggles and Calls for Change<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Divisions inside the ruling elite are growing. Revisionist factions, led by the so-called \u201cReform Front,\u201d recently <a href=\"https:\/\/fararu.com\/fa\/news\/895388\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">issued a statement<\/a> calling for:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Voluntary suspension of uranium enrichment<\/li>\n<li>Renewed talks with the U.S.<\/li>\n<li>Easing political repression<\/li>\n<li>Release of political prisoners<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The statement also urged the regime to accept greater international oversight of its nuclear activities in exchange for sanctions relief. While these demands represent a last-ditch attempt to preserve the regime in its entirety, fulfilling them would effectively undermine the authority and dominance of the regime&#8217;s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hence, the reaction from hardliners was swift. Speaker of Parliament <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tasnimnews.com\/fa\/news\/1404\/06\/04\/3384928\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf accused<\/a> the so-called reformists of \u201cplaying into the enemy\u2019s hands\u201d, echoing Ali Khamenei\u2019s line that dissent over nuclear policy serves U.S. and Israeli interests.<\/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 in Brief<br \/>IRGC Chief: &quot;The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/internet?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#internet<\/a> acts as a weapon of mass destruction. The enemy wants to mobilize the youth to serve their own goals, and to lead them to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/protests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#protests<\/a> and riots.&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevoIution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevoIution<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TeoECUEZsC\">https:\/\/t.co\/TeoECUEZsC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5wgmP5PFtP\">pic.twitter.com\/5wgmP5PFtP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1587718631684820992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 2, 2022<\/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;\">Outlook: Escalation Ahead<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The clerical dictatorship now faces simultaneous crises:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Mounting international isolation over its nuclear program<\/li>\n<li>Massive economic insolvency fueling public discontent<\/li>\n<li>Deepening political fractures within ruling factions<\/li>\n<li>An unprecedented security mobilization to suppress potential uprisings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Many observers believe the regime\u2019s increasingly repressive posture signals weakness, not strength. A state that needs 40,000 armed personnel to secure its capital, they argue, fears its own people more than any foreign adversary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three-minute read Tensions are escalating in Iran as the clerical dictatorship faces simultaneous domestic and international pressures. 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