# How Iran’s elite forces ‘mold the minds of the young cadets’

https://mins.news/en/item/95880

- DW, 2026-10-12 05:00 UTC
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- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/how-iran-s-elite-forces-mold-the-minds-of-the-young-cadets/a-79609734?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> After months of correspondence with two high-ranking defectors, DW’s investigative team reported on the training and loyalty of Iran’s security forces. One defector alleged that a secret circle of senior officers plots murders and abductions targeting opponents of the regime. DW said it corroborated substantial parts of his account; Iran’s embassy in Berlin rejected the allegations and conclusions.

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