How is Tehran facing Israel's incitement inside Iran?

The simultaneous targeting of the top of Iran's security apparatus with strikes on street crowd-control tools, the widening of checkpoint points, warnings about Festival of Fire gatherings, and an official escalation in the rhetoric of arrests and treason.

“The simultaneous targeting of the top of Iran's security apparatus with strikes on street crowd-control tools, the widening of checkpoint points, warnings about Festival of Fire gatherings, and an official escalation in the rhetoric of arrests and treason”

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Within a few days, the scene shifted from targeting sites of the Basij forces and checkpoints in Tehran to the killing of Basij commander Gholam Reza Soleimani, then to an official Iranian confirmation of the death of Intelligence Minister Ismail Khateeb, alongside a broad arrest campaign that authorities say targets 'traitors and agents'.

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This path began with targeting field-control tools.

Israel said its forces bombed checkpoints run by the Basij in Tehran, while Reuters quoted a source familiar with the matter that Israel began targeting security barriers based on information from on-the-ground informants, in what was described as a new phase of the attack.

A day later, Iranian President Masoud Beshkian confirmed the killing of Intelligence Minister Ismail Khateeb 'as a result of an assassination operation', in the first official Iranian confirmation of his death, in a condolence message in which the president also spoke of the deaths of other officials and leaders.

In contrast, Israeli Defense Minister Yisrael Katz said Tel Aviv has decided to raise the level of war, and grant the army broader powers to carry out assassinations against senior Iranian officials.

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On the domestic front, the Iranian response was swift and intensive.

“The simultaneous targeting of the top of Iran's security apparatus with strikes on street crowd-control tools, the widening of checkpoint points, warnings about Festival of Fire gatherings, and an official escalation in the rhetoric of arrests and treason”

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Police Chief Ahmad Reza Radan said 500 people have been arrested since the start of the war on charges of providing the 'enemies' with information, adding that half of these cases relate to serious incidents, including providing information about targets that were struck, photographing bombing sites and sending the captured footage.

There were also reports of arrests in several areas, including 20 people in the northwest of the country and 10 foreigners in the northeast, suspected of gathering information about sensitive sites.

Authorities announced that they arrested 111 cells linked to the former 'royal regime', along with cells said to be connected to Mossad or to an operations room in a European country.

In the street, the Festival of Fire took place yesterday (Wednesday) under a clear security banner.

Authorities warned Iranians not to go out in the evening of the occasion, saying that the 'enemy' may exploit it to sow chaos, while official authorities urged people to celebrate at home instead of taking to the streets.

In the same context, Iranian Interior Minister Iskandar Mo'meni said that provincial governors should strengthen the field presence of checkpoints, while the Intelligence Ministry announced the seizure of hundreds of Starlink devices, and reminded that possession could subject owners to severe penalties.

On the judicial front, Iranian reports noted the execution of a person convicted of spying for Israel and supplying Mossad with pictures and information about 'important sites' inside the country, in the context of a broader campaign against those accused of cooperating with foreign intelligence services.

Thus, in the Iranian scene, assassination news, official condolences, Israeli statements about expanding assassinations, arrest campaigns, tightened checks, and warnings about gatherings, coexist in one package of news that Tehran says is aimed at containing the breach and cooperation with the outside.

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