NEWSRAEL: Trouble in Shiite paradice? When your own clerics say that a "rebellion may be coming" - the leadership should be worried.

- President Raisi is an embarrassment
- There are ISIS-Like phenomena attacking Iran from within
- Rebellion may be coming

Iranian religious scholar Naser Naghavian voiced his criticism of the Iranian regime in an interview that was posted on AkhbareFori on YouTube on November 18, 2021. 

He said that Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei must be held responsible for his actions and for the statements made on his behalf. He went on to say that he considers himself part of the regime, and does not oppose the Rule of the Jurisprudent, but that he does oppose the rule of an oppressive individual as well as injustice and dictatorship. 

Naghavian said that he is embarrassed by President Raisi and that the position of president is beyond his capabilities. He added that the Guardian Council, which was responsible for "imposing" him on Iran should be prosecuted for this.

Naghavian then said that it is childish to say that the fact that ISIS has not attacked Iran is an indication that Iran is secure: "after all, there are several ISIS-like phenomena attacking us from within." He said that people like himself are growing in number, and such ideas are "creating commotion and if some day this commotion finds power, the things that we and the esteemed gentlemen do not want to happen might happen. This is what the history of rebellions, reforms and revolutions shows us."

Naser Naghavian: "To cut it short, I am critical of two things. The first is the presence of clerics in executive positions. Our experience in the past 42 years teaches us that this harms religion, which these clerics pretend to represent, as well as the clerics themselves.