Cameras built to police Iranians became the regime's Achilles' heel

Similar to how the roads Rome built to control their empire were used by Barbarian invaders. History doesn't repeat but it does rhyme.

Could be true, but could also be false.

If Iran removes these cameras, they will have a much harder time tracking protests and dissidents.

So it's entirely possible this could be misinformation intended to mislead the regime into removing the cameras.