Islamic occupiers on the run in Iran

By Kirollos Abdalla —

Faced with shortages of water, a collapsed economy and years of stifling repression, Iranians have risen up in uncountable numbers and overrun government offices and buildings in a bid to oust the Islamist occupiers who have called themselves the legitimate rulers of the historical land of Persia.

“The Islamic Republic security forces have lost total control of the major cities over the last few hours,” says Mayhar Tousi, a UK newsman immigrant from Iran who keeps close tabs on the country. “The anti-Islamic revolutionaries are completely overrunning the security. A lot of them have now retreated… Also we’ve got a lot of smaller towns and villages, everybody’s coming out.”

Since 1979, Iran has been ruled by the iron fist of Islamists when Shi’ite cleric Ruhollah Khomeini seized control from the former king Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, initiating his reign of terror by holding 52 U.S. citizens from the U.S. embassy hostage for 444 days.

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps rode into power on popular support after people felt the king ruled with inequality. It became a case of “out of the frying pain, into the fire,” as IRGC terrorists imposed strict Sharia law and began to promote terror around the world in its attempt to restore the Caliphate under Shia Islam.

While Iran engineered the Shi’ite take over of neighboring Iraq, their sponsorship of Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in Syrian and Lebanon and the Houthis in Yemen was smashed in Israel’s 7-front war (against Gaza, Lebanon, Yemen, Syria, West Bank, Iraq and Iran itself.)

For 12 days in June, Israeli fighter jets flew bombing raids over Iran, eliminated ballistic missile sites and nuclear arms facilities, unopposed by air defense (which Israel neutralized quickly). It was widely scene as a huge humiliation for Iran, but the IRGC bragged on its national T.V. about how it won the war against Israel.

The fact is: Iran’s military and security was greatly degraded.

The Iranians didn’t immediately wrest control. What prompted the uprising now was widespread water shortages, a horrific devaluation of the nation’s currency (catastrophic inflation), nationwide strikes. Without food or water or hope, the Iranians, who don’t have guns, took to the streets despite the regime’s history of suppressing protest by shooting and killing protesters.

Today was the third day of the anti-Islamic uprising, and observers say numbers are growing. Also, a critical detail for an experienced journalist like Tousi is that the numbers of security forces sent to quell the protests have been small, suggesting that the rumored widespread defections are actually taking place.

“It’s been a bit of a surprise in terms of lack of action” from the IRGC, Tousi says. “The number of security forces are extremely low. Each group is 10, 15, 20 of them. Most of the time, they’re just standing there. They chase a few people. They shoot at a few people. But it’s not the same as previously.

“At this point in the uprising, you should expect to get 100s of people to get killed immediately,” Tousi reported. “You should expect 100s and 100s of IRGC officials and militia on the streets in every corner. That’s not happening.”

Only two people have been reported killed. In some case, Tousi says — from the videos he has access to that have emerged despite the Internet in Iran being slowed down — police have used rubber bullets or fired into the air.

Last night, the IRGC began shooting protesters. This morning, the uprising has taken over offices.

Waiting in the wings is the son of the deposed Shah, Crown Prince in exile Reza Pahalvi, who has spelled out a plan for a new Iran, one of prosperity and peace, democracy and freedom. It is reported he has been working behind the scenes to organize defectors, with the promise to oversee a transition government to install democracy and restore Persia‘s historical partnership with Israel.

“Long live the king!” has been the main chant of the protesters, Tousi says (per his translation). Chants also insult the current Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

Security forces are riding around on bikes, which is not particularly effective against crowd control, Tousi says.

“The chatter is that this is an order coming from the top in terms of lack of actual action. They could completely kill everybody like previously,” Tousi says. “The rumors are that they’re terrified because Israel and Trump are watching, and Israel have already said they are getting ready to attack. President Trump has given green light.”

Just in these days, Iran declared war on Israel and the U.S. The move may have been a propaganda attempt to rally the country behind the IRGC, but it could backfire because it authorizes a preemptive attacks. Iran tested a ballistic missile just days ago — for Trump and Israel, a red line.

“Where are the IRGC forces right now?” Tousi asks.

Sources: Tousi TV, others.