Iran News: MP Admits Regime’s Downfall Inevitable Amid Public Rejection
MP Javad Nikbin (left) and former thug gang leader Hossein Allah Karam (right) engage in a heated debate published on Iran24’s YouTube channel, March 31, 2025
Written by
Farid Mahoutchi
A staged debate aired on Iran24’s YouTube channel on March 31, 2025, between a member of the regime’s parliament, Javad Nikbin, and former paramilitary leader Hossein Allah Karam has laid bare deepening cracks within Iran’s clerical regime over how to handle the country’s growing unrest and discontent.
Nikbin, known for supporting harsh enforcement of hijab laws, warned of the regime’s potential collapse if it continues to alienate the population. “If the people, God forbid, turn away from the [Islamic] rule, we must hear the sound of our own downfall that day,” he said.
Drawing parallels and warning against the fall of the Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, Nikbin explained, “Why did Syria fall? When it loses the people, it falls. In Raqqa, Homs, and Idlib, these cities fell within one or two hours. If we lose the people, everything will be lost.”
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Nikbin’s statements reflect the regime’s growing anxiety over its fate as the clerical dictatorship faces unprecedented economic and social challenges. He admitted that force alone cannot maintain the regime’s control, cautioning, “We can’t force culture through commands… if we establish laws that criminalize the entire society, we should be aware that this society will rise against us.”
Allah Karam, a former thug associated with the regime’s brutal crackdown on dissidents, took a hardline stance, denouncing those he labeled as traitors. “Those who fought against us, like the [MEK] in Operation Eternal Light… they are not part of the nation,” he said.
He also echoed grievances over the regime’s failures to enforce mandatory hijab laws. “The government’s failure to act on laws approved by the Guardian Council is itself a dereliction of duty. The rise of unveiled women from 4% to 20% is a direct result of this dereliction. Both the current government and the head of parliament are responsible, not only in this world but in the afterlife as well.”
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The debate, held within the narrow confines of state-controlled media, exemplifies the regime’s attempts to create an illusion of free speech while allowing only discussions that do not threaten its core power structure. Nikbin’s remarks, however, betray a growing fear of public uprising. “If the people are dissatisfied… economically, culturally… if their minds are not convinced, they will act against us.”
This rare, heated exchange between regime insiders inadvertently highlights the precarious state of Iran’s clerical dictatorship. As internal divisions deepen and the regime’s methods for controlling dissent come under scrutiny even by its own officials, the specter of a popular revolution looms ever closer.