The Iranian collaborators remain rampant: directly using AK rifles to hunt down members of the Revolutionary Guard, truly a storm brewing beneath the surface! Around May 28, a surveillance video rapidly spread across both domestic and overseas social platforms in Iran. The footage shows a car slowly approaching the entrance of a supermarket, where a man suspected to be a Basij (a paramilitary group under the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) member stands by the roadside. Suddenly, multiple armed individuals inside the vehicle open fire with AK-47s, injuring the man, then pursue him. The man flees into the supermarket, and the gunmen drive away immediately. The entire incident lasts less than one minute. Some believe this serves as evidence of the emergence of an apparent grassroots anti-government armed movement within Iran. As internet access gradually resumes in certain regions, such sporadic armed attack videos are beginning to surface. The Iranian government has yet to issue an official response, but these incidents appear to echo the domestic unrest following recent military strikes by Israel and the United States against Iran. This shooting incident is far from isolated—it reflects the complex internal situation currently unfolding in Iran. Since the large-scale attacks launched by the U.S. and Israel at the end of February 2026, the Iranian regime has faced dual pressures from external threats and internal discontent. The Iranian opposition has long been fragmented, unable to unite into a cohesive force, but the emergence of sporadic armed groups may further destabilize the situation. Whether driven by domestic dissidents acting independently or orchestrated by external forces exploiting the chaos, such events underscore that Iran remains deeply turbulent beneath the surface.
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