Leaked Iranian regime documents reveal a coordinated plan by its security apparatus, approved by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, to violently suppress nationwide protests using force, surveillance and internet shutdowns.
At a National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) press conference Commenting on the regime’s pre-planned orders behind the protests and mass killings, Alireza Jafarzadeh, deputy director of the Washington office, said on Tuesday that the documents “were obtained from within the regime” and later cited the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (MEK) as having access to them.
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Iranian security forces escalated from pellet guns to live ammunition during protests. (Getty)
“These documents demonstrate the regime’s efforts to prevent and, if it were to occur, suppress the resurgence of the uprising,” Jafarzadeh added before stating that “clear operational plans have been assigned to the IRGC to use lethal force to kill as many people as necessary to remain in power.”
The first document, classified as “top secret,” was issued on March 3, 2021, with the regime codifying four escalating law enforcement and security conditions. The regime determined how unrest would be handled and which authorities would be in command at each stage.
The initial law enforcement and non-armed security situations placed command authority in Iran’s National Police, with support from the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and the Ministry of Intelligence (VAJA).
In the most serious category, referred to as an “armed security situation,” full command authority quickly shifted to the IRGC.
“For now, this compilation must be communicated for two years,” Khamenei wrote before ordering the blueprint to be implemented nationwide.
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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has approved a detailed plan for the suppression of protests. (Getty Images)
The secret guidelines became the blueprint for crushing the January 2026 protests, which erupted amid rising inflation, currency collapse and anger at the clerical regime.
According to the Press agency for human rights activists (HRANA), at least 6,854 people have been killed during the protests, while 11,280 cases are under investigation.
Assessments of the internal regime, cited in other leaked documents, describe three phases of the 2026 uprising: an initial law enforcement phase, followed by a non-armed security phase, and finally an armed security situation that began on January 8, when authority shifted completely to the IRGC, which played the commando role and committed armed killings.
The documents specify that during armed security situations, the IRGC operated with support from other security agencies, while Iran’s Ministry of Communications was ordered to impose internet restrictions, including complete shutdowns.
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During a press conference, Alireza Jafarzadeh, deputy director of the NCRI office in Washington, outlined how Iranian regime documents showed the regime’s repressive strategy. (National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI))
A second secret document, prepared in 2024 by the IRGC’s Sarallah headquarters, reveals the lengths the regime went to prepare for dissent.
The 129-page “Tehran Comprehensive Security Plan” details extensive surveillance and repression measures, identifying members of the opposition MEK party and relatives of executed dissidents as “level number one” enemies subject to surveillance and control.
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“It also shows how far the regime is willing to go to kill as many people as necessary, which they did in January 2026. However, these killings further convinced people that there is only one way to end the killings, and that is to overthrow the regime,” Jafarzadeh added.
“There are more people, especially youth, who have joined the organized forces to confront the IRGC and liberate the nation,” he said.
