Not only is the Iranian regime scrambling to rebuild the military capabilities it lost in Israeli-American airstrikes, but it is also cracking down hard on anyone who dares oppose its rule.

Iran executed at least 1,639 people in 2025, a 68 percent leap from the 975 killed in 2024 and the highest seen since tracking began in 2008.

A woman holding a sign protesting the war in Iran was blasted by an Iranian in exile who called her out for supporting a terrorist regime and not knowing the realities on the ground.

The posters carry a Persian-language message directed at Iranians accused of cooperating with foreign enemies.

According to HRANA’s Statistics and Documentation Center, 78,907 people were arrested on ideological or political grounds from March 2025 to March 2026, highlighting a pervasive climate of repression across the country.

The statement was read out by a newscaster, but there has been no sign of life from Mojtaba Khamenei.

Mojtaba’s father, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, was killed in one of the first strikes launched against Iran more than a week ago.

The question is whether the regime remains strong enough to quash an attempted uprising as it did in January, when it killed approximately 30,000 protesters.

The Islamic Republic was never a one-man show.

Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was targeted by an “internal offensive” aimed at pushing him aside, allegedly driven by former President Hassan Rouhani

One Jewish detainee remains in custody, and efforts are underway to secure his release.

Several Jews have been detained on suspicion of involvement in the demonstrations.

The report said Masoud Khamenei, identified as the supreme leader’s third son, has taken over day-to-day management of the leader’s office.

In the confessions, the detainees are forced to express remorse for their actions as well as accuse Israel and America of instigating the unrest.

'Patriots of Iran, keep protesting and take over your institutions,' Trump wrote, adding: 'Help is on the way.'

The senior leadership—Khamenei, the surviving IRGC generals and the nuclear scientists—know they are trapped. A trapped animal does not surrender; it lashes out.

Iran is facing its largest protests in years, with demonstrators torching Revolutionary Guard vehicles and targeting government and state media sites.

So far, 35 people have been killed during protests, including four children, and 1,200 demonstrators have been arrested. 

Is this a rare chance to confront—once and for all—the regime that sponsors Hamas and Hezbollah?