IRGC Intelligence: The Driving Force Behind Iran’s New Crackdown | Foundation for Defense of Democracies
Iranian hardliners launched a brazen political offensive in recent weeks, arresting two American citizens and at least five reformist journalists and dimming U.S. officials‘ hopes that the nuclear deal would temper Tehran’s belligerent behavior. The media have correctly observed that the arrests reflect Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s efforts to ensure that the regime’s balance of power remains with his own hardline factions.
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