Analysis: Iranian Regime's Foreign Proxies Suppress Iranian Protestors
The Islamic Republic has long backed proxy groups abroad, but their role inside Iran is less well-known.
Lebanese Hezbollah, Iraqi Shiite militias, and the Afghan Fatemiyoun Brigade have helped suppress dissent within Iran, and recent reports of their harassment of female students have sparked new outrage.
It is no secret that the Islamic Republic has long sponsored proxy groups abroad, yet far less is known about how these same networks have been used to protect the regime at home.
- Lebanese Hezbollah
- Iraqi Shiite militias
- The Afghan Fatemiyoun Brigade
have all played roles in suppressing anti-regime movements inside Iran. Recently, reports of these fighters harassing Iranian female university students have ignited a new wave of public outrage.
Author's summary: Iranian regime uses foreign proxies to suppress protests.