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  • How the war struck Iran’s architecture of repression

    04/07/2026 3:43:35 PM PDT · by MeanWestTexan · 13 replies
    Iran International ^ | 7 April 2026 | Amirhadi Anvari
    srael’s campaign in Iran has reached far beyond missile depots and military command. Over roughly a month, it has also hit the architecture of domestic repression: intelligence compounds, police stations, Basij bases, judicial buildings, and senior officials tied to crackdowns. That matters not only because of the damage done, but because of what these places meant. In Iran, repression has never depended on one institution alone. It has been built as a layered system, running from the top decision-making bodies in Tehran down to the neighborhood police station, the local Basij outpost and the courthouse where detainees are processed. A...