Central to this discourse is the perspective of Mohammad Reza Tajik, former head of the Presidential Strategic Research Center.
In a candid interview with the state-run Jamaran website, linked to Hassan Khomeini, Tajik expressed deep concern and alarm about these developments. Describing the massive removal of faculty as a “sign of desperation,” he remarked, “This is a desperate regime that is frightened of anything.”
Delving deeper into the rationale behind these dramatic actions, Tajik was unequivocal. “It is completely clear that this is a big and strategic project aimed at survival. Only a panic about survival can be the motive in the formulation and implementation of such plans.” However, he further cautioned that this pathway might lead to unintended consequences, warning of “terrible valleys of destruction.”
Tajik’s observations underscore a pervasive atmosphere of fear, not just within the corridors of power, but also in the broader societal context. He commented on the regime’s mounting anxiety, emphasizing how.
Highlighting the regime’s increasing paranoia, Tajik cited the potential for societal uprisings to gain momentum and become even more radical. He poignantly quoted poet Ismail Khoei, noting that the regime “has sown a harvest of hatred to reap a harvest of anger.” This latent anger, he warned, could result in unprecedented challenges, surpassing any of the regime’s current anticipations.
Indeed, the Iranian Resistance echoed this sentiment. They believe that Khamenei’s decision to appoint Ebrahim Raisi as president was a significant miscalculation. While intended to consolidate power, this move might, in fact, expedite the regime’s decline.
Raisi’s dark history, especially his role in the execution of thousands of PMOI members in 1988, has not been forgotten. Notably, Hossein Ali Montazeri, once poised to be Ruhollah Khomeini’s successor, had forewarned that Raisi’s name would be “written among the criminals of history.”
In sum, while Khamenei might believe that his purge of universities is a masterstroke to preserve power, voices like Tajik’s suggest that such actions could precipitate the very uprising the regime fears.
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