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Iranian Revolutionary Guards Publication: Young People in Iran Pose a Security Threat to the Regime

(Institute for Contemporary Affairs-Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs) Lt.-Col. (ret.) Michael Segall and Iran Desk - The weekly Sobh-e Eghtesad, the official newspaper of the Revolutionary Guards' Political Bureau, in an editorial on March 7, 2021, called young Iranians born in the 1990s and the first decade of the 21st century a "serious threat" to the regime, stressing that it was difficult to impose power on them compared to previous generations and they "may well be exploited by Western enemies against the regime." The Tehran-based newspaper Jomhouri-e Eslami, in an editorial on March 14, wrote that in the Islamic Republic, like during the Shah's regime, power is once again in the hands of 1,000 influential families, and the "monopoly on political activity held by famous, influential, and wealthy families of the regime keeps talented people away from the service of the state and the people." The editor called on the regime's systems to "wake up before it is too late, allow the integration of all forces and let society monitor the regime." Jomhouri-e Eslami is the oldest newspaper in the Islamic Republic, published by the esteemed cleric Masih Mohajeri. On U.S.-Iran discussions, Hossein Dehghan, former defense minister and military advisor to the Supreme Leader, told the Lebanese newspaper al-Akhbar that the U.S. must lift the full sanctions on Iran and there is no plan for lifting the sanctions in phases. Dehghan has announced his candidacy for president in the June 18 elections.
2021-03-22 00:00:00
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