IRGC Executions Expose Cracks Inside Iran’s Theocracy A mutilated body dumped in the street may signal something far more dangerous for the ruling clerics of Iran than another act of repression. According to intelligence sources, the dead man was not a protester but an officer from the regime’s elite security force — the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps — and his killing may point to a growing breakdown inside the very institution meant to protect the Islamic Republic. Since the US–Israeli strikes on Iran began on February 28, reports from inside the country suggest the regime’s military and security apparatus is experiencing severe internal strain. Western intelligence sources claim that more than 60 separate incidents have been documented across multiple branches of Iran’s security forces in recent days. These include executions of soldiers accused of desertion, summary killings of officers refusing orders, and suspected sabotage inside sensitive missile units. According to those monitoring the situation, the incidents span several branches of Iran’s armed forces, including intelligence units, naval personnel and the regular army. In some cases, personnel are reportedly being executed on the spot at military bases under highly classified orders. Bodies have later appeared in public spaces — a brutal warning intended to deter dissent within the ranks. Paranoia spreading through security forcesOfficials inside the regime are believed to suspect widespread infiltration by foreign intelligence services, further deepening mistrust between commanders and their subordinates. Missile units have also reportedly experienced unexplained technical failures. Investigators believe sabotage may be responsible in some cases, triggering internal probes that have ended with arrests and further executions. The result, according to intelligence sources, is a security apparatus increasingly consumed by suspicion and fear. Some killings are also believed to be the work of opposition groups targeting regime figures amid the chaos of war. Together, the incidents suggest that Iran’s normally rigid system of control may be facing pressure from both external attack and internal fractures. Heavy repression on the streetsDespite the turmoil within the security services, public resistance remains limited for now. Authorities have imposed sweeping security measures in major cities, especially in the capital Tehran, where checkpoints and patrols have multiplied. Iran’s national police chief Ahmad-Reza Radan issued a stark warning on state television, declaring that anyone seen cooperating with enemies during the war would be treated as a combatant. “If anyone comes forward in line with the wishes of the enemy, we will no longer see them as merely a protester,” he said. “We will see them as an enemy.” Regime change still uncertainThe war has revived speculation about the possibility of regime change following the death of longtime supreme leader Ali Khamenei, whose successor is widely reported to be his son Mojtaba Khamenei. US President Donald Trump urged Iranians to rise against the regime when the airstrikes began, telling citizens that “the hour of your freedom is at hand.” So far, however, the population has largely remained indoors as airstrikes continue and security forces tighten control. For now, Iran’s leadership still holds power. But reports of executions, desertions and internal sabotage suggest the regime’s most feared institution may be under strain — raising the possibility that its greatest threat could come from within. SOURCE
