Iranian state media and rights groups reported attacks on IRGC members on Monday and Tuesday, resulting in three deaths. In Paveh, two IRGC members were killed and two injured by armed men on motorcycles; a separate incident in southeastern Iran killed one IRGC member and his wife. Authorities described the Paveh incident as a terrorist act and opened an investigation.
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The incidents highlight regime reliance on the IRGC to enforce control over marginalized Kurdish communities amid documented political and economic grievances.
“Cycles of repression and localized resistance in ethnic minority regions.”
The targeted killings reflect internal fractures caused by the IRGC’s dual role as domestic enforcer and regional actor, fueling violence rather than stability.
“Authoritarian suppression of dissent and minority rights.”
The attacks illustrate resistance to centralized state coercion and expanded surveillance targeting individuals in border areas.
“Defense of personal autonomy against authoritarian enforcement.”
All three perspectives assume the attacks stem from Kurdish repression without evidence, overlooking perpetrator uncertainty and the southeastern incident’s mismatch with that narrative.
“Unexamined group assumption that violence equals justified response to state policy.”
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