[1][2][3] Over the past few years the group has been trying to blame religious minorities, especially Baha'is and Zoroastrians and to some extent Jews, for the misfortunes of Iran and thus whitewash the Iranian Islamic regime.

[7] Hosseini describes the group as a "movement" and claims that it is "a form of mysticism and Sufism", thus advocating the creation of a "Sufi empire" in Iran, similar to that of Cyrus the Great.

[8] Among conspiracy theories advocated by the group is that Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has died (or went into coma) in 2017 and a double plays his role in public.

[7] Hosseini claimed that based on a prediction made by 14th century figure Shah Nimatullah Wali, the Iranian government would collapse in 2018, as it "has been permitted" or "has been ordered", implicitly making a reference to an occult or supernatural authority.

[7] The group instructed its members to throw Molotov cocktails and flammable liquids at banks, ATM machines, mosques, gas stations and government buildings while filming the operation.

[1][9] During Winter 2017, at least 20 videos of property damage incidents were attributed to the group[6] while it claimed many more attacks (30 mosques, 500–600 banks, 200–300 ATMs and 150–180 Basiji bases across the country).

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