Kasra Aarabi

Kasra Aarabi

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Kasra Aarabi is the director of IRGC research at United Against Nuclear Iran, known for his insights into Iran's military strategies and domestic repression. He has recently been in the news discussing the alarming escalation of control and isolation resembling a North Korea-style regime in Iran following the Israel-Iran conflict.

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Kasra Aarabi said the competing claims surrounding Pezeshkian and Mojtaba Khamenei reflected a deeper struggle inside the system.

Mojtaba Khamenei's name used as political weapon in Iran factions
Fox News·United StatesUnited States· 2026-08-04
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Kasra Aarabi described Mojtaba Khamenei as being like his father but more extreme.

Mojtaba, il mistero senza fine dell’ayatollah invisibile: «Forse era lui l'uomo mascherato ai funerali di Ali Khamenei»
Corriere della Sera·ItalyItaly· 2026-07-12
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Kasra Aarabi argued that even Khamenei’s removal would not necessarily dismantle the system.

Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei dies after Israel-U.S. strike in Tehran
Fox News·United StatesUnited States· 2026-02-28
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Kasra Aarabi is a member of United Against a Nuclear Iran and discusses the inner workings of Khamenei's office.

Iran Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei runs 'state within state' shadow apparatus
Fox News·United StatesUnited States· 2026-02-26
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Kasra Aarabi is an analyst at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change who discussed the IRGC's history of global terrorist attacks.

Why Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targeted Australia
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2025-08-27
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Kasra Aarabi, director of IRGC research at United Against Nuclear Iran, warns of North Korea-style repression in Iran.

Experts warn of North Korea-style repression in Iran after Israel conflict
Fox News·United StatesUnited States· 2025-07-04
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