A Wake-Up Call, Hidden in Plain Sight & COPS will MISS IT

On June 21st, 2025, I personally captured a series of screenshots from the RNN Telegram Channel, a propaganda outlet used by several designated terror groups including Al-Qassam Brigades (Hamas), PIJ, Hezbollah, and others. These posts were not just emotional farewells. They were coded confirmations. The terrorists were honoring Iranian IRGC Brigadier General Saeed Izadi, known to them as Hajj Ramadan, who had reportedly been assassinated by the Israeli Air Force in Qom, Iran just hours earlier.

These images matter, not just because of who died, but because of what the terrorists admitted publicly. They called him the head of the serpent. Their own words confirm what many in the intelligence world have always suspected but few have seen laid out so clearly: Iran, through its IRGC Quds Force, has been the foundational supporter of Hamas and other regional terror networks.

Who Was Hajj Ramadan?

Saeed Izadi, known in Palestinian militant circles as Hajj Ramadan, wasn’t your average general. He ran IRGC Quds Force operations in Syria and Lebanon and was a key liaison between Iran and Hamas. But he didn’t wear a suicide vest or stand on a corner handing out pamphlets. He operated through layers of diplomacy, espionage, and covert funding networks that propped up terrorism under the cover of resistance. This man wasn’t hiding in a cave. He was attending meetings, managing operations, and walking freely in public until he was eliminated.

Why It Matters for Cops in the U.S.

As a former child indoctrinated by the IRGC from 1980 to 1987, I’m not speaking from a textbook. I was there. I lived through their process. I was groomed to see the West as the enemy, trained to believe that American civilians, law enforcement, and military personnel were all equally guilty simply for being part of a system seen as oppressive.

That indoctrination didn’t end with me. It continues online, in mosques corrupted by ideology, in prisons, in universities, and through social movements that disguise radicalization as activism. The threat is already inside our borders. And it’s not always carrying a foreign passport.

The IRGC Is Not Al-Qaeda or ISIS

Many Western cops, including former military, mistakenly think all terror groups operate like Al-Qaeda or ISIS. The IRGC is different. They don’t run from caves or broadcast their martyrdom. They operate like a government-run covert agency, embedding themselves through front companies, charities, and diplomatic platforms. Their operatives may wear suits, run legitimate businesses, or even teach at universities.

It was the IRGC that protected Hamza bin Laden after 9/11, sheltering him from Western intelligence for years. They support Sunni and Shia groups alike when it serves Iran’s larger strategic goals, even if their ideologies don’t align.

Cops Are the First Line of Defense

Officers in the field are often the first and only point of contact these individuals may have with U.S. law enforcement. Yet most officers are not trained to spot ideological red flags. These operatives won’t give off the signs you’re used to. No gang tattoos. No shaking hands. No cartel Santa Muerte statues. You won’t find ideology by checking NCIC or waiting for someone to carry a Quran in plain view.

You have to understand how they think, what motivates them, and how to spot discrepancies in behavior, language, and background that don’t align. That’s the kind of training we offer in classes like A Martyr’s Psyche, R.A.D.A.R., and Mules & Martyrs, Inc.

What the Telegram Tribute Tells Us

The RNN Telegram tribute is more than a digital obituary. It is evidence of open ideological allegiance. These terror networks are not hiding their loyalty. They are celebrating it. And that celebration is happening publicly, while our law enforcement agencies debate politics or chase low-level offenders with outdated tools.

Learn From Someone Who Lived It

This is not an intel report I read. These aren’t secondhand translations. I was raised inside the system. I know how they operate because I was once part of their machine. I came to America, served nearly three decades in law enforcement, and now I teach the strategies and psychology behind terrorist grooming, radicalization, and face-to-face detection.

If you’re a cop, investigator, or anyone responsible for the safety of your community, don’t wait for a briefing after the next attack. Be the one who stops it.

About the Author:

Shaheen “Shawn” Moayed-pardazi is a retired law enforcement agent, who served nearly three decades in positions with ranging from local, state and federal task forces with the FBI, DHS/HSI and IRS, investigation transnational criminal and terror organizations and now serves as counterterrorism instructor. He is the author of The Patriot Jihadi, Smugglers, Inc., and co-author of Evading Honesty. He trains law enforcement professionals nationwide through his courses A Martyr’s Psyche, R.A.D.A.R., and Mules & Martyrs, Inc., and also speaks to civilian organizations about the dangers of radicalization and cultural misinterpretation.

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