Security at Iran’s nuclear sites passes from military to Rev Guards
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News of this key transfer of authority was buried in the pages of the Tabnak website, a mouthpiece of former IRGC commander, once a presidential candidate Mohsen Rezai and recently close to the supreme leader. It was also run by the Pupils Association Agency PANA, which the Guards have controlled ever since a student mob invaded the US embassy in Tehran in 1979.
The handover was not officially reported or explained.
DEBKAfile’s Iranian sources report that, for years, Khamenei resisted badgering by the Guards chiefs to take over security of the nuclear program and its sensitive clandestine sites from the Intelligence Ministry and the army. His change of heart at this time indicates that he is gearing up for a new stage in the program’s fortunes following the US return to the 2015 pact. Intelligence experts watching Iran’s nuclear activities all agree about the existence of several clandestine sites where weapons development, testing and construction are secretly forging ahead. Our sources ascribe three motives to Khamenei’s decision:
- To calm the hardline IRGC’s concern that resumed talks with the Americans will lead to the curtailment ol the secret arms program. Giving the Guards full charge of security will ensure that it continues to go full steam ahead.
- Khamenei assumes that the resumption of nuclear diplomacy will be the subject of discord between the Biden administration and Israel and the latter will redouble its attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities. The IRGC, as Tehran’s aggressive spearhead against Israel, is judged to be best qualified to guard against this campaign of sabotage.
- This new role is more than an enhancement of the Guards’ domestic power; it effectively puts nuclear weaponry in their hands.
Security at Iran’s nuclear sites passes from military to Rev Guards
Security at Iran’s nuclear sites passes from military to Rev Guards
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