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#Iran’s former IRGC chief Mohammad Ali Jafari says Qassem Soleimani was involved “in the streets” during the crackdown against the 1999 & 2009 uprisings.
This goes against all the arguments of Soleimani being a national hero fighting abroad for Iran’s security.
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This has apparently touched a sensitive nerve inside the Iranian regime.
Immediately there were claims of this account being fake.
The account was established in May 2016, only follows the regime’s supreme leader @Khamenei_fa, has 30.4K followers & tweets only occasionally.
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Why is this important?
First, this goes against arguments of Soleimani being a national hero fighting abroad for Iran’s security.
Known Iran apologist @farnazfassihi of the @nytimes described Soleimani as “popular” & “universally admired”.
This once again proves she lied.
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Second, February 11 marks the 40th day after Soleimani’s killing. Iranians traditionally mark the 40th of their dead.
Feb 11 also marks the 41st anniversary of Iran’s 1979 revolution & the regime seeks to use Soleimani as a unifying image to rally a massive crowd.
Back in March 2018, Jafari himself quoted Khamenei about concerns regarding the IRGC’s internal status.
Once again in July 2018, Jafari himself said:
"Internal weakness is far more serious than US' military threat"
In a meeting with IRGC commanders in 2019, Khamenei warned against “defections” in the Guards’ ranks.
Case in point: Jafari himself was removed from his post as head of IRGC months earlier.
english.mojahedin.org/i/iran-supreme…
My conclusion:
Domestic crises & sanctions are crippling the mullahs’ regime of Iran. The structure is crumbling from within.
The mullahs’ days are numbered.
I welcome any & all constructive feedback.
Thanks for reading!