Iran addresses claims of using Hezbollah, militias to suppress protests - analysis
Iran is worried by widespread reporting on it importing foreign Arab-speaking militias to murder Iranians, which may provoke anger at home.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN
Published: OCTOBER 30, 2022
The state-controlled Fars News Agency, which is close to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, addressed claims that the regime in Tehran has used Lebanese Hezbollah and the Iraqi-based Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces) to suppress recent street protests. The article is an insight into the regime’s thinking and its fears that reports abroad need to be addressed.
For instance, the article included reports from Iran International, BBC Persian and screenshots of an article from The Jerusalem Post in an attempt to bolster claims refuting these reports. Iran is concerned that widespread reporting about its importing of foreign, Arab-speaking militias to murder its own citizens might provoke anger at home.
more............ https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-721046
Iran is worried by widespread reporting on it importing foreign Arab-speaking militias to murder Iranians, which may provoke anger at home.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN
Published: OCTOBER 30, 2022
The state-controlled Fars News Agency, which is close to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, addressed claims that the regime in Tehran has used Lebanese Hezbollah and the Iraqi-based Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces) to suppress recent street protests. The article is an insight into the regime’s thinking and its fears that reports abroad need to be addressed.
For instance, the article included reports from Iran International, BBC Persian and screenshots of an article from The Jerusalem Post in an attempt to bolster claims refuting these reports. Iran is concerned that widespread reporting about its importing of foreign, Arab-speaking militias to murder its own citizens might provoke anger at home.
more............ https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-721046