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PDF-English Journal-29 june 2025-No11 On Saturday 7 Tir (28 June), at the state funeral parade for the regime’s commanders torn apart by Israeli drones and missiles, the ‘Supreme Leader’ was conspicuously absent. Though it’s been five days since Israel halted its attacks, Khamenei still hasn’t dared crawl out of his bunker to perform funeral prayers over his slain henchmen. In truth, he’s a walking corpse—a dead man clinging to a dying regime. Years ago, this self-appointed “leader of the Muslim …

“The funeral for Mohammad Saeed Izadi and other military commanders killed in Tehran will be held next Saturday,” the government’s communications council has announced, issuing a public call for mass attendance. Apparently, fear has no place in the vocabulary of the regime’s leaders and surviving commanders. Now, after the “severe defeat” they claim to have inflicted on Israel—and in Khamenei’s words, “Israel was crushed”—they are summoning the people with full force to bid farewell to their dead with prayer and …

An old video of Khamenei’s speech has gone viral on social media. It dates back to 21 March 2005 in Mashhad, where he says: “If, God forbid, this nation is faced with a bitter experience or a test, we ourselves will don our combat uniforms and be ready to sacrifice.” Where is Khamenei now? Why is he hidden deep underground? Where is the bravado from years past, the defiant talk of readiness to die in defence of the nation? The …

Vahid Majid, head of Iran’s cyber police (FATA), referred to the war between Israel and the Islamic Republic and said: “These days, even ordinary phone conversations with relatives inside or outside the country may be monitored by the enemy.” Is this supposed to be a message to the people of Iran? To the people who long for the downfall of the regime and cheer the death of every one of its henchmen? To those who chant “Death to Khamenei”? The …

Mohammad-Hassan Aboutorabi-Fard, Tehran’s Friday Prayer Leader, declared: “The Supreme Leader’s historic leadership turned Iran into the axis of power in the Islamic world and left Israel and its allies in a fragile and vulnerable position.” The Islamic Republic’s propaganda machine has whirred back to life in the wake of its blackest days, now trying to portray a feeble Khamenei as a figure of might and resolve. It doesn’t matter to this machine where the Commander-in-Chief disappeared to for two weeks …

The situation of Evin prison’s detainees has worsened following their forced transfer to Qarchak prison. Reports suggest that phone access and visitation rights may be cut as tensions escalate. Even leave permissions, previously approved, were abruptly revoked a day before the transfer. Let us start with that last point: the cancellation of leave. The Islamic Republic, gripped by panic after Israel’s initial strike, revoked furloughs out of fear that these prisoners could—should the balance of power shift—play a crucial role …

Hossein Salami, who served as the commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) since 2019 and was killed during the recent Israeli strike, had been sanctioned by the European Union for his role in the bloody crackdown on the November 2019 protests. Of course, the EU sanctions were never meant to be the ultimate blow to Salami or to the Islamic Republic as a whole. These political condemnations carried symbolic weight—no one expected the embattled commander to be planning …

23rd Khordad (12 June) will remain etched in Iran’s historical memory. In the early hours of that Saturday morning, the Islamic regime trembled as several of its top military commanders were killed in the blink of an eye. The precision in locating and striking their hideouts left military, intelligence, and security analysts stunned. But most bewildered of all were the regime’s remaining officials—and Khamenei himself—who are now grappling with the shocking extent of infiltration into the heart of their fortress. …

Iranian media, quoting the judiciary of the Islamic Republic, reported that Edris Ali, Azad Shojaei, and Rasoul Ahmad Rasoul were executed this morning in Urmia prison, accused of what these outlets have called “espionage” on behalf of Israel. The judiciary had also announced on Monday morning the execution of Mohammad Amin Mahdavi Shayesteh. Following Trump’s “ceasefire” declaration—“Now China can buy oil from Iran”—no government in Europe took action against these executions carried out on charges of espionage. In fact, not …

On Wednesday, the prosecutor of Ahvaz in Khuzestan province announced: “Indictments have been issued ‘as swiftly as possible’ against 23 individuals accused of ‘espionage’ for Israel.” According to Iranian media, this regime operative claimed these individuals “targeted national security” and added that they had “carried out subversive acts in the province under various guises, collected intelligence for the enemy, supported propaganda against the Islamic Republic, engaged in psychological operations, spread false news, and sought to undermine national and psychological security.” …