Leaked Orders Expose Rift Inside Iran Over Protest Crackdown
TL;DR
Leaked briefings reported by Western outlets allege Supreme Leader Khamenei ordered crackdowns on protests, including live-fire, contradicting official regime statements and fueling internal dissent. The Institute for the Study of War cites casualty figures far higher than Iran’s UN claims, while rights groups say families are pressured to identify victims as Basij members. Debates over restoring Internet access and reports of Iranian officials seeking asylum abroad underscore growing fissures within Iran’s leadership.
- Iranian officials leak kill orders, exposing regime divide jpost.com
- New Iran videos show bodies piled in hospital and snipers on roofs BBC
- Disappeared bodies, mass burials and ‘30,000 dead’: what is the truth of Iran’s death toll? The Guardian
- At least 6,126 people killed in Iran's crackdown on nationwide protests, activists say NPR
- How Iran Crushed a Citizen Uprising With Lethal Force The New York Times
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