{"id":336292,"date":"2025-09-01T19:29:20","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T18:29:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=336292"},"modified":"2025-09-01T19:29:20","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T18:29:20","slug":"irans-regime-in-crisis-escalating-repression-internal-rifts-and-signs-of-collapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/irans-regime-in-crisis-escalating-repression-internal-rifts-and-signs-of-collapse\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran\u2019s Regime in Crisis: Escalating Repression, Internal Rifts, and Signs of Collapse"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Paramilitary Basij forces parade through the streets of Semnan, central Iran, in a public show of force aimed at intimidation \u2014 November 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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In recent months, the instability of Iran\u2019s clerical regime has become increasingly obvious, especially in the aftermath of the 12-Day War. Officials who once projected strength now betray fear through their words and actions. In the post-war period, they speak of \u201csolidarity with the people,\u201d yet in practice they have intensified repression<\/a> and executions, fearing renewed protests.<\/p>\n

Although regime media constantly repeat the theme of \u201csolidarity,\u201d internal rivalries are worsening. Some factions have gone as far as calling for the impeachment of regime president Masoud Pezeshkian. On August 28, the regime\u2019s news network reported that parliamentary speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf declared<\/a>: \u201c<\/em>The economy, security, and politics must be handed over to the people!\u201d<\/p>\n

He continued: \u201cWe must run the country with the help of the people. We have removed the people from running the country. This is our problem. Our economy is 80 percent government-run, and the other part is semi-private, and in short, we waste tens of billions of dollars a year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Such remarks\u2014directly contradicting the regime\u2019s entire structure\u2014reflect the deep threat that has forced Ghalibaf to voice them. Behind his words lies the growing pressure from the very people he claims to speak for.<\/p>\n

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#Iran<\/a> Faces Mounting Crisis: Snapback Mechanism Threats, Nationwide Military Alert, and Fear of Uprisinghttps:\/\/t.co\/RM2d5Gbltz<\/a><\/p>\n

— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) August 26, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n