{"id":343036,"date":"2026-02-25T19:26:58","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T18:26:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=343036"},"modified":"2026-02-25T19:26:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T18:26:58","slug":"irans-students-repel-clerical-forces-as-regime-admissions-reveal-deepening-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/irans-students-repel-clerical-forces-as-regime-admissions-reveal-deepening-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran’s Students Repel Clerical Forces as Regime Admissions Reveal Deepening Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tehran University, February 22, 2026 \u2014 \u201cThe blood that is shed cannot be washed away,\u201d protesters chant<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Iranian plateau is currently a theater of unprecedented defiance as the national uprising enters a critical fifth day of organized student-led strikes. What began as localized outbursts of anger has evolved into a disciplined, nationwide assault on the ideological foundations of the clerical dictatorship. Across the capital and major provincial hubs, the “rebel youth” have transformed university campuses into liberated zones, effectively paralyzing the regime\u2019s educational and administrative machinery.<\/p>\n

From the gates of Tehran University to the industrial corridors of Isfahan University of Technology, the air is thick with the scent of rebellion. Students have moved beyond mere reformist pleas, adopting the strategic slogan<\/a>: “No Shah, No Sheikh\u2014Democracy and Equality.” This crystalline political demarcation rejects both the hereditary monarchy of the past and the current velayat-e faqih system, signaling a sophisticated political maturity within the resistance. In Isfahan, the chant “Khamenei the Zahhak, we will pull you under the earth” has become a rallying cry, echoing the historic downfall of tyrants.<\/p>\n

The regime’s “machine of repression” has responded with desperate measures. In Shiraz, the streets surrounding Eram and the University of Shiraz have been choked with “Special Unit” vans and plainclothes agents in a futile attempt to prevent assemblies. Despite this, the strike remains potent. State officials are now forced to admit the scale of the paralysis; Fatemeh Mohajerani, spokesperson for the Pezeshkian administration, conceded<\/a> on Monday that the “hot anger” of society is undeniable and that educational processes have been severely disrupted due to student absenteeism.<\/p>\n

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February 25\u2014Tehran, Iran
Students at Tehran University (central campus) held protest rally, commemorating the martyrs of the January uprising and chanting anti-regime slogans:
"We did not sacrifice lives to compromise and praise the murderous supreme leader!"
"For every person\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/lUaZBDLP9f<\/a><\/p>\n

— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) February 25, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n