\u201cTehran has turned into a barracks for foreign militias under IRGC command.\u201d<\/p>\n
Here is a first-hand account of what\u2019s happening right now inside Tehran. What follows describes a city that is no longer functioning normally, but operating under heavy militarization and systemic breakdown.<\/p>\n
Streets filled with Toyota Hilux pickups mounted with DShK machine guns, turning the city into a militarized zone
\n Checkpoints across highways and intersections with IRGC, Zainebiyoun, Fatemiyoun, and Hashd al-Shaabi flags, creating traffic paralysis and harassing civilians
\n Parks, schools, and mosques occupied by security forces, with suppression units deployed across major junctions
\n Government offices barely functioning, staff absent, services abandoned mid-day, and phone response near zero
\n Public transport reduced drastically, with buses repurposed for Basij and special units
\n Banking system failing, ATMs empty, cash nearly impossible to access
\n Schools effectively shut down, universities pushed online without internet or infrastructure
\n Civil government sidelined, real control concentrated in IRGC and security institutions
\n Propaganda shows \u201cnormal life,\u201d but reality is militarization, surveillance, and constant pressure on civilians
\n Public sentiment reflects fear of war, but even greater fear of the regime regaining full control<\/p>\n
This is not a functioning capital. It is a city under internal occupation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u201cTehran has turned into a barracks for foreign militias under IRGC command.\u201d Here is a first-hand account of what\u2019s happening right now inside Tehran. What follows describes a city that is no longer functioning normally, but operating under heavy militarization … Continue reading