Senior officials within Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps have offered their most detailed public account yet of the unrest that swept parts of Iran in January 2026, framing the protests as a failed foreign-engineered coup attempt involving at least ten foreign intelligence services.
The claims appeared in an extended interview published by Javan, a conservative daily with close ties to the IRGC, known for its hardline security and political coverage, with Brigadier General Majid Khademi, head of the IRGC's Intelligence Organization. The interview was framed around Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's characterization of the events as "a coup that failed."
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