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PDF-English Journal-7 July 2025-No18 Yahya Rahim Safavi, senior military advisor to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, recently stated, “We’ve produced thousands of missiles and drones, and their locations are well secured,” referring to the recent 12-day war with Israel. This remark, seemingly assertive, instead reflects deep anxiety among Iran’s leadership over what has transpired during the conflict. Safavi’s insistence that Iran still possesses weapons—just hidden from view—is, in effect, an admission of a major military setback. For a government that remained …

PDF-English Journal-7 July 2025-No18 For two consecutive weeks, the fascist Islamic Republic has unleashed an unprecedented, full-scale assault on the several million Afghan migrants residing in Iran. Reports indicate that more than 450,000 Afghans have been deported back to Afghanistan over the past two months. The regime has detained many of these hard-working people, confining them in squalid camps devoid of food, water, and basic sanitation—subjecting them to inhumane conditions. These are migrants who have long labored in Iran under …

PDF-English Journal-7 July 2025-No18 According to the Kurdistan Human Rights Network, five individuals—Ali Ghasemi, Pejman Soltani, Kaveh Salehi, Rezgar Beygzadeh Babamiri, and Teyfour Salimi Babamiri—who were arrested during the ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ uprising, have been sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court in Urmia [in the northwest of Iran]. The Islamic Republic is exacting revenge on the people for its defeat in the 12-day war. These death sentences are a stark warning to all of us engaged in the struggle …

PDF-English Journal-6 July 2025-No17 Mohammad Mohammadi, managing director of Ilam Province’s Water and Wastewater Company, has once again pledged to supply water for the Arbaeen pilgrims* this year, just as he did the last time. “We’re constructing an 11.5-kilometre pipeline to deliver water to the main Arbaeen car park at the Mehran border,” he stated. But it is the second half of his title—wastewater director—that warrants attention. Mohammadi’s promise is not about public service. It is an attempt to salvage …

PDF-English Journal-6 July 2025-No17 At the funeral of Mohammad-Mehdi Aboei and Ali Karbassi—killed by regime forces in Hamedan—mourners chanted a slogan that cut through decades of state propaganda: “They lie—it’s not America, the enemy is right here.” The words, uttered at a moment of grief, speak volumes about the public mood. Even as the United States launched strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities in support of Israel, hundreds of people in Hamedan saw through the regime’s narrative. After 46 years, the …

PDF-English Journal-6 July 2025-No17 He’s back! Cloaked in black and visibly anxious, the Supreme Leader reappeared after a 22-day absence. They wheeled out a scarecrow of a man just to show he’s alive, not stepping down, and—above all—to prove that the Islamic Republic still has enough control to display its leader without fearing that a stray bullet from one of his inner circle might take him out. Bravo! So this is what “powerful leadership” looks like: a figure once aspiring …

PDF-English Journal-6 July 2025-No17 In the wake of its defeat and humiliation in the war with Israel, the Islamic Republic responded not with reflection or restraint, but with open fascism—launching a campaign of mass deportation and inhumane treatment against Afghan refugees. This shameful purge, brutal in execution and utterly devoid of humanity, has drawn widespread condemnation. Political parties, civil organisations, public figures in Iran and Afghanistan, and a wide swathe of ordinary people have denounced the regime’s actions. The silence—or …

PDF-English Journal-4 July 2025-No16  The funerals of Mohammad-Mehdi Aboee and Alireza Karbasi, two young off-road drivers shot dead by regime thugs in Hamedan, turned into a mass protest against the Islamic Republic. On Tuesday, 1st of July, Basij forces opened fire on a vehicle carrying three young men. Aboee and Karbasi were killed. The third, severely wounded, was taken to hospital. Men and women gathered in large numbers at the funerals, transforming the ceremony into a powerful display of anger. …

PDF-English Journal-4 July 2025-No16 Alaeddin Boroujerdi, a member of Iran’s national security and foreign policy commission, recently declared: “In many countries—even major ones—during security crises, they lower the internet ‘flame’ and impose restrictions.” He added: “It’s a necessity. Without security, ordinary life is disrupted. So if the government or parliament imposes limits, it’s for society’s own good.” Boroujerdi insists that previous experience shows such security measures will reduce future problems. This man seems to live in the oil lamp era; …

PDF-English Journal-4 July 2025-No16 Afshon Ostovar, Iran analyst and author of Vanguard of the Imam: Religion, Politics, and Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, told Fox News: “What the IRGC has strived for over the past 25 years is essentially lost. Their campaign to build deterrence through missiles, nuclear enrichment, and regional proxy networks has effectively collapsed.” The status of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as the military arm of the Islamic Republic is tied to the regime’s own political condition. No …