How Iran's elite forces 'mold the minds of the young cadets'

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How it spread - 4 original reports

1. Mon, 12 October 2026

   2 reports
   • DW Top Stories05:00first to report
     How Iran's elite forces 'mold the minds of the young cadets'

     Months of correspondence with two high-ranking defectors have given DW's investigative unit a rare look at the mindset of the regime's loyal servants — and revealed a clandestine circle that allegedly plots murders.

   • DW Top Stories05:00
     Two high-ranking Iranian defectors give DW a rare look into the mindset of the regime's loyal servants

     Months of correspondence with two high-ranking defectors have given DW's investigative unit a rare look at the mindset of the regime's loyal servants — and revealed a clandestine circle that allegedly plots murders.

2. Wed, 14 October 2026

   2 reports
   • Index.hr (Croatia)09:52
     Prebjeg otkrio tajni iranski odred za ubojstva. "Ako ste prijetnja vođi, oni djeluju"

     DVOJICA visokorangiranih prebjega razgovarala su s istraživačkim timom DW-a i otkrila postojanje tajnog kruga koji planira ubojstva.

   • tportal (Croatia)20:38
     Napustio tajni krug iranskih elitnih snaga, pa progovorio: 'To je stroj za ubijanje'

     Dio kadeta poslije napreduje unutar sigurnosnog sustava i dolazi do elitnog kruga visokih časnika koji planiraju operacije protiv protivnika režima, uključujući otmice i atentate u Iranu i inozemstvu