Fatigue, a Word Frequently Used by Iran’s State Officials

Amir2018TaghatiOctober 4, 2023
Fatigue, a Word Frequently Used by Iran’s State Officials
These days, clerics and state officials in Iran repeatedly warn about fatigue and weariness.

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Farid Mahoutchi

These days, clerics and state officials in Iran repeatedly warn about fatigue and weariness. In the latest instance, the representative of the Supreme Leader within the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Abdollah Haji Sadeghi, stated, “Now is not the time to grow tired; now is not the time to cut off. Today is the day we shouldn’t be oblivious to the type of attack, the type of enemy plots.”

It is apparent that weariness and fatigue have become widespread within the regime’s institutions, and this is how its authorities are revealing their helplessness and despondency.

Speaking on the state-controlled television, Sadeghi added, “Now is not the time for me to delve into it; but the danger of despair, the danger of weakness, the danger of breaking wills, indeed, it’s a war, it’s an economic war. Yes, there are infiltrations from within, yes, the enemy conspires. But by divine grace, we will overcome this tough situation; we will prevail over the enemy on this battlefield with: one, hopefulness, two, the jihad of not growing weary.”

The 2022 uprising was a pivotal moment, signifying a clear shift towards the potential overthrow of Ali Khamenei’s regime. The post-uprising conditions are now set and unchangeable, despite Khamenei’s attempts at control through suppression. Consequently, state officials and military leaders continuously caution about the risks posed by the regime’s shrinking and disheartened support base.

Fatigue and hopelessness
However, Sadeghi’s reference was to recent statements of the regime Supreme Leader. On August 17, while addressing the Revolutionary Guard commanders, Ali Khamenei stated, “All the country’s officials today are obliged to engage in jihad and don’t accept fatigue. We have passed this peak, this steep slope; we are approaching the peak. We must not grow tired. Today is not the day to grow tired, it’s not the day to become hopeless.”

Denoting the systemic corruption and penetrability within his regime, Khamenei cautioned the IRGC commanders and leaders about “committing errors” and said, “All humans are prone to committing errors, all organizations are prone to slipping. All presidents, managers, leaders, commanders, we all are vulnerable.” He warned that this “can bring us down.”

Additionally, on November 19, 2022, reacting to the ongoing nationwide uprising against his regime, Ali Khamenei held an event on the anniversary of the bloody November 2019 uprising to remind his followers that he had survived the previous ordeal. He literally stated that the protesters wanted to tire the regime’s officials.

In this address held in Isfahan, Khamenei considered “avoidance of pessimism and hopelessness” as the key to proving one’s loyalty and claimed that “the enemy is trying to demoralize the people, the youth, and also the officials.”

In a speech on the first day of the Iranian calendar year, using reverse language, Khamenei urged state media and officials to prevent the new generation from leaning towards dissent.

He emphasized, “I strongly advise those who can communicate with the public through various media platforms, be it online, in print, or on air, to inspire hope. The enemy strives to demoralize our youth, so we must actively nurture hope. There are plenty of hopeful aspects in the country. The things I have highlighted before and there are tenfold more issues that contribute to fostering hope and boosting people’s optimism. It is our collective responsibility to instill hope; this should be taken very seriously.”

Failed efforts
The repetition of these preachings by Khamenei and other regime leaders are merely exposing their ineffectiveness. A look at all of the Supreme Leader’s speeches in the past year and an analysis of his emphasis on “unity,” “avoidance of despair and fatigue,” and his repeated warnings about “the enemy” evidently captures what preoccupies the highest authority of the clerical dictatorship.

The decline and division within the regime go beyond mere speeches and warnings. The growing pattern of resignations or dismissals among numerous officials, from ministry executives to the chain of command in the regime’s military, clearly signify the lack of something that the Iranian regime seeks to present as competence. However, it actually mirrors the weariness and skepticism of these individuals towards Khamenei’s leadership.

This was very evident in the remarks of an IRGC commander on December 30, 2022. Hamid Abazari, an advisor to the IRGC commander-in-chief, stated in an internal session, “I saw great commanders and leaders quit. Those who courageously fought in the [Iran-Iraq] war and had such bravery, but they shrank and stood against the [regime’s] values, against their leadership, and the system. We saw that the great commanders and top officials of this system gave up.”

These remarks were denied by the Revolutionary Guards within less than 24 hours.

Who Tires First?
Currently, the terrorist regime is facing an unprecedented level of international isolation and societal discontent. Since the 1990s, Iran has seen occasional local and nationwide uprisings, resulting in tens of thousands of casualties, injuries, imprisonments, and torture. However, what the people are weary of is solely the oppressive and autocratic regime. In this turbulent situation, the Khamenei regime relies heavily on mercenaries, lacking any ideological motivation but driven solely by financial incentives. Due to the regime’s global isolation, these resources have significantly diminished, causing a decline, and the burnout of the regime’s security forces is now inevitable.

Considering that the defiant people of Iran have an unparalleled and indomitable role model known as the Iranian Resistance, which has persevered in the struggle for nearly six decades, even longer than the regime itself, a movement that has shifted from the brink of annihilation to a position of influence both internally and globally, the answer to the question of “who tires first” appears exceedingly evident.

Amir2018TaghatiOctober 4, 2023
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