An officer in Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps told journalist Dror Balazada that the regime's primary concern during Operation Rising Lion was maintaining control over the population to prevent internal unrest. The officer said the regime instructed, 'Just control the people so that, God forbid, there won't be chaos.'
An officer in Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has provided a rare insight into the Iranian regime's internal priorities during Operation Rising Lion, the Israeli military operation in June 2025. In an interview with journalist Dror Balazada, the officer revealed that the regime's greatest fear was that the public would erupt in chaos, forcing the military to prioritize internal crowd control over the external conflict. The officer said the regime's instruction was clear: 'Just control the people so that, God forbid, there won't be chaos.' The officer's identity was not disclosed, but the account adds to a growing body of information about the pressures faced by Tehran during the conflict, which concluded after 12 days.
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