With the Experience of Israel’s Involvement in the 12-Day War, Why Were Security Forces Caught Off Guard During the December 2025 Unrest?

According to Saed News Political Service, citing Asr-e Iran:

Accepting this premise, it must be acknowledged that such a scale of massacre—not limited to one or a few cities but occurring across hundreds of cities and regions—would have required terrorists to engage in long-term, extensive planning. This planning would include recruiting personnel, training, transferring weapons, distributing arms, forming teams, coordinating operations, and ultimately executing attacks.

A similar situation was observed during the 12-day war, where it was reported that terrorists were even producing drones domestically, and many attacks originated from within the country.

Given that experience, and considering that our officials have repeatedly stated that Mossad agents aim to incite unrest in the country, with terrorist groups collaborating with them, the question arises: what negligence occurred that allowed terrorists to so easily kill thousands of Iranians—from security forces to ordinary citizens and even innocent children?

Why, despite the lessons of the 12-day war, were such surprises still possible? For years, it was said that even if our economy is difficult and livelihoods are troubled, we at least have security. Therefore, it is necessary to voice this serious and civic critique: there must be a thought-provoking flaw that enabled terrorists to turn thousands of Iranians into victims in just a few days.