IRGC Analyst on the Track Record of the Revolution

As the regime in Tehran celebrated the 44th anniversary of the victory of the 1979 Islamic Revolution and establishment of the Islamic Republic, Mohammad Ganji, a political analyst, admitted the failures and shortcomings in the track record of the revolution in an opinion piece in Sobh-e Sadeq, the official organ of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. However, he remained abstract in his piece and offered no remedy other than making more sacrifices, remaining patient, and holding onto hope for a brighter future. But as long as the IRGC weekly lacks the courage to specifically name the regime’s failures and shortcomings, it cannot provide a solution. 

• February 6: In his piece in Sobh-e Sadeq Ganji argued: “The 44th anniversary of the victory of the revolution provides an opportunity to look back at what the revolution has realized … There are three assessments, the first of which is completely positive concerning the performance of the Islamic Republic. The Islamic regime has achieved all its objectives over the course of the past 44 years, conquering one peak after the other, and presently faces minimal problems. The future is totally bright, and criticism and protest are misplaced … The second assessment is completely pessimistic and bleak … It sees the regime in a state of permanent crisis from which there is no escape … The third assessment is of the realist kind, which, along with the progress and successes, also pays heed to failures and debacles … It is based on this approach that the Islamic Republic has managed to utilize its inner strength and take advantage of opportunities to prevail over external threats … This assessment recognizes that the problems and failures have imposed pressures on the livelihood of the nation, but none of this prevents the nation from reaching its objectives through insight, solidarity, struggle, and steadfastness. Therefore, the future is bright, and the objectives are within reach, but we must be patient, hard working, and hopeful.” 

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