Mohamad Faridi says he once served inside Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps — the IRGC. What he tells Erin Molan about the ideology, the training and the way recruits are taught to think about death left her stunned.

This is not a conversation about Iran from a distance. It is a first-hand account from someone who grew up inside the Islamic Republic, entered the Revolutionary Guard system and eventually walked away from the worldview he had been taught.

Faridi explains what becoming an IRGC soldier meant to him at the time, what happened during his training, and why he believes the West still fundamentally misunderstands the mentality it is dealing with.

Then the conversation takes an unexpected turn — into Islam, Christianity, faith and the decision that changed Faridi’s life entirely.

There is one story from his IRGC training in particular that Erin says gave her chills.

Watch the full conversation.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Erin: “My mind has been blown”
01:05 Meet Mohamad Faridi
02:30 Growing up in revolutionary Iran
04:10 The question he was taught NOT to ask
06:15 How he ended up in the IRGC
08:15 Training for something bigger than war
09:40 What they did to prepare soldiers for death
11:20 Why the West struggles to understand the IRGC
13:20 How Faridi escaped his old worldview
15:00 Why he left Islam
16:35 Faridi’s warning to the West
19:00 Is it already too late?
20:15 The unexpected reason he still has hope

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Mohamad Faridi says he once served inside Iran&rsquo;s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps &mdash; the IRGC. What he tells Erin Molan about the ideology, the training and the way recruits are taught to think about death left her stunned.
This is not a conversation about Iran from a distance. It is a first-hand account from someone who grew up inside the Islamic Republic, entered the Revolutionary Guard system and eventually walked away from the worldview he had been taught.
Faridi explains what becoming an IRGC soldier meant to him at the time, what happened during his training, and why he believes the West still fundamentally misunderstands the mentality it is dealing with.
Then the conversation takes an unexpected turn &mdash; into Islam, Christianity, faith and the decision that changed Faridi&rsquo;s life entirely.
There is one story from his IRGC training in particular that Erin says gave her chills.
Watch the full conversation.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Erin: &ldquo;My mind has been blown&rdquo; 01:05 Meet Mohamad Faridi 02:30 Growing up in revolutionary Iran 04:10 The question he was taught NOT to ask 06:15 How he ended up in the IRGC 08:15 Training for something bigger than war 09:40 What they did to prepare soldiers for death 11:20 Why the West struggles to understand the IRGC 13:20 How Faridi escaped his old worldview 15:00 Why he left Islam 16:35 Faridi&rsquo;s warning to the West 19:00 Is it already too late? 20:15 The unexpected reason he still has hope
WATCH MORE FROM MOHAMAD FARIDI
Mohamad Faridi shares more about his own journey, leaving Islam, Christianity, Iran and testimonies from other former Muslims on his YouTube channel:
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@MohamadFaridi">https://www.youtube.com/@MohamadFaridi</a>
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Former IRGC Soldier: They Put Me in a GRAVE to Teach Me Not to Fear Death

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