Iran's Revolutionary Guards Warn of Harsher Crackdown if Protests Resume

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) warned that any new protests will face a harsher crackdown than the January unrest, which reportedly resulted in thousands of deaths. The IRGC accused external enemies, including Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former US President Donald Trump, of encouraging protests to destabilize Iran. Iranian authorities have reiterated their intent to respond strongly to any renewed demonstrations, labeling protesters acting at foreign instigation as enemies.