A domestic security crackdown in Iran following the war with Israel has left locals believe "the Islamic regime was "taking revenge on its citizens after being defeated by Israel." The Islamic regime in Tehran has significantly increased its repression of Iranian citizens following the 12-day war with Israel, the Telegraph reported on Monday, citing locals civilians and former security officials. According to former intelligence official Abdullah Shahbazi, that the domestic security crackdown in Iran had become so intense, top officials "change safe houses every night and avoid using phones, fearing assassination. "What became clear to all of us is that there is prolonged ground activity by the Mossad network inside Iran," he told the British news outlet.
According to the report, Tehran had changed its appearance overnight since a US-brokered ceasefire ended a two-week war with Iran, with the Iranian capital now being regularly patrolled by armed forces from the IRGC and the Basij militia. Police are reportedly regularly raiding homes and arresting citizens without apparent cause. Jawad, a 36-year-old software engineer living in Tehran, told the Telegraph that since the end of the war, he has had to wake up half an hour earlier every morning just to pass through the chain of checkpoints on his way to work.
He said, "They stop me at the same checkpoint every day - armed, at every square. They randomly gather people just to instill fear." Authorities claim to have uncovered Mossad spy networks operating within the country, and as part of this, hundreds of residents were arrested on charges of collaborating with Israel. At least six have already been executed in what human rights organization Amnesty International described as "trials conducted absurdly and unfairly."
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