ژورنال سایت خبری سیاسی ژورنال
A citizen told Iran International: “We passed three checkpoints on Hemmat Highway.” They added: “All highways in Tehran are full of Basij-run checkpoints.”
We’re witnessing a dual situation in Iran: on the one hand, the regime’s leaders live in fear of death. Khamenei himself is reportedly hidden “in the depths of a well” to evade smart missiles or Mossad agents. On the other hand, the entire country has turned into a network of checkpoints.
But what is the real purpose of all these checkpoints?
Do the regime’s leaders genuinely believe these are to detect Mossad agents? That’s laughable—absurd, even—to think Mossad agents would be roaming freely in every corner of Iran, in homes, workplaces, and markets. If that’s the case, it must be a miracle of modern espionage that a foreign government could deploy so many operatives in broad daylight.
Millions of people are willing to share information against the regime with any foreign government or opposition media. But this massive popular force has no connection to foreign spies.
So what’s the real reason for this web of checkpoints? It doesn’t take much intelligence to know the answer: it’s the regime’s fear of another nationwide uprising—like the one in 2022 during the Women, Life, Freedom revolution, and this time even broader and more united.
This fear is not paranoia. It is real. It haunts the regime at every moment and could bring this crumbling government to its end.
We must stay alert and return to the streets, united in voice and action, to overthrow the Islamic Republic and establish freedom and equality. This will happen—sooner rather than later. Let us remove the remaining obstacles and prepare for a street presence. The Islamic Republic is at its most vulnerable. Let us seize the moment and deliver the final blow.
