SMCCDI: Tense situation among military forces stationned in Esfahan
SMCCDI (Information Service)
June 29, 2003
The situation is very tense among the regime's military forces stationned in Esfahan following the last wave of deadly clashes and the issuance of a new open letter by Ayatollah Jallaledin Taheri.
In this new letter, Taheri denounces the repression and praises the Iranian students and nationals in their quest for freedom and better life.
Several officers of the Milita have ben arrested or muted and many of the local Bassidj groups, known for their support of Taheri have been disarmed and their assult gus confiscated by a the Special Intelligence Unit of the Pasdaran Corp.
The regime fears that these bassidjis who were, a day, recruited among the local residents may chose to use of their guns in any future unrest against the regime itself, especially now, that Taheri has issued his latest public letter.
It's to note that Taheri was a till a year ago, an ardent supporter of the regime and was a day a close friend to Rouh Ollah Khomeini, the founder of the regime. He shifted position, last year, following the bloddy repression of the city's residents by issuing a first letter critisizing publicly the current Supreme leader.
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I think we are, indeed, getting closer to a tipping point. Isn't Esfahan where the revolt against the Shah began?