{"id":342456,"date":"2026-02-10T21:26:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T20:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=342456"},"modified":"2026-02-10T21:26:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T20:26:06","slug":"irans-post-january-crackdown-deepens-as-clerical-regime-stages-a-survival-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/irans-post-january-crackdown-deepens-as-clerical-regime-stages-a-survival-celebration\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran\u2019s Post-January Crackdown Deepens as Clerical Regime Stages a Survival Celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A couple carrying a Hezbollah flag during the Quds Day march in Iran \u2014 March 28, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Three-minute read<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

In the aftermath of the January uprising and the ensuing crackdown, Iran\u2019s clerical leadership is escalating a familiar two-track response<\/a>: expanding arrests and judicial pressure at home while urging mass public displays of loyalty to project control. Recent statements and confirmations carried by official and state-aligned platforms show senior authorities framing the country as under coordinated threat, demanding faster prosecutions, and widening the security net to include so-called reformist figures\u2014steps that signal continuing anxiety about renewed unrest.<\/p>\n

At the same time, official economic reporting points to persistent stress. The main Tehran Stock Exchange index has registered sharp declines in recent trading sessions, reinforcing public concern about instability and policy uncertainty as the state tightens internal controls.<\/p>\n

Khamenei\u2019s Call for Street Turnout as a Test of \u201cLoyalty\u201d<\/h2>\n

In a televised message<\/a> ahead of the annual February 11 anniversary rallies, the regime\u2019s supreme leader Ali Khamenei urged the public to \u201cdisappoint the enemy,\u201d stressing that \u201cthe nation shows itself\u201d through street marches and describing the event as a symbol of unity and resolve. On his official website, the message frames turnout as a form of national power rooted in \u201cthe will and steadfastness of nations,\u201d not merely military hardware.<\/p>\n

Khamenei\u2019s desperate attempt is to portray the annual rally as a substitute for the social capital the state has steadily exhausted. In practice, this message is aimed at mobilizing the regime\u2019s dependent apparatus\u2014security forces, state employees, and those whose livelihoods rely on public-sector paychecks, along with their families\u2014to manufacture the optics of popular support as authorities try to reassert control after mass unrest.<\/p>\n

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#Iran<\/a>\u2019s Regime Talks Tough Because It\u2019s Weaker Than It Looks https:\/\/t.co\/t8YZQhjnYz<\/a><\/p>\n

— Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) December 26, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n