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Tag: IRGC
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The IRGC: State Terrorism at the Heart of the Islamic Republic
The EU’s designation of the IRGC as a terrorist organization recasts the Islamic Republic as a system sustained by organized violence—and opens new legal…
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Undeclared Martial Law in Tehran: Propaganda, Curfew, and the Architecture of Bloody Repression
Tehran and other cities face an undeclared curfew, coercion, darkness, and plainclothes repression—de facto martial law after a massacre—despite the regime’s normalization campaign. The…
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Iran’s Floods and the IRGC’s Dams: How Militarized Construction Destroyed Local Livelihoods in Baluchistan
Late December rains turned deadly where non-standard IRGC-linked dams and land grabs rerouted floodwaters, drowning farms, villages, and the economic lifelines of local communities.…
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Bread or Missiles? The State’s Official Policy in a Year of Turmoil
Iran’s leadership prioritizes missile power over basic welfare, pouring scarce resources into the military amid inflation, poverty, drought and collapse, leaving governance paralyzed while…
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Waiting for War, Fearing Revolt: The Islamic Republic’s Paralysis in Crisis
Tehran wavers between war readiness and revolt control, pushing “Cold War” narratives as scarce resources and fracturing proxies deepen paralysis—shifting budgets from social needs…
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Iran Accused of Cyber Meddling in Trump vs. Harris Race
US intelligence agencies have accused Iran of orchestrating cyberattacks aimed at disrupting the upcoming November elections. The allegations, made public on Tuesday, August 19,…
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Global Reactions to the Assassination of Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran
The assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of Hamas, and one of his guards in Tehran has sparked a wave of condemnation and…
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Dubai Unlocked: A Little Iran with All Its Criminals
While nearly 7000 Iranian nationals are listed as owners of at least 9400 residential properties in the 2022 leak of data, academics who have…
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Why Does the Former Minister of Intelligence Confess to Kidnapping Opponents and Threaten Iranians Abroad?
In a detailed interview conducted by the Islamic Republic’s official news agency (IRNA), Seyyed Mahmoud Alavi, the former Minister of Intelligence of the Islamic…
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Informed Sources: Former Afghan Government Employees Pursued by IRGC Forces in Iran
Informed sources have told Zamaneh that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) inside Iran is tracking and interrogating officials and employees of the former…
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The IRGC’s Media Trifecta Part 2: Javan Daily
Who are the main figures behind the Revolutionary Guards’ major media outlets? Which IRGC and Supreme Leader-linked individuals are in the upper ranks of…
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The Sexual Assault of at Least 7 Detainees in the Central Prison of Zahedan
The prison officials of the Zahedan Central Prison have threatened five detainees with the charge of “moharebeh,” a verdict that leads to execution, if…