Iranians have protested the regime many times over the years. And each time, the regime follows the same playbook: shut off the internet, kill people, wait for the movement to die1/4 #Iran#IranRevoIution2022#MahsaAmini@ForeignAffairs
But this movement has been different.
The persistence of the people has totally confounded the regime 2/4 #Iran
The elites are divided, bad news for Khamenei!
Lariani (former speaker of the parliament), Khatami (former president), and even the Khamenei-founded newspaper Islamic Republic have all made statements that put blame on Khamenei.
The cockroaches are trying to save themselves 3/4
Washington can(should)
1. Kill the Nuclear Deal 2. Announce that the U.S. won't negotiate with this regime. 3. Support the oil workers on strike - a similar act by the U.S. in the 80s helped bring down the Soviet Union. And Iran's oil strike in 79 helped bring down the Shah
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