Analysis | The chance for change in Iran: Part 1

<a href="https://pressbooks.buffscreate.net/revolution/chapter/the-study-of-revolution/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">“The hopeless do not revolt, as revolution is an act of hope”</a> — Though coined by Russian revolutionaire Peter Kropotkin, the phrase is indeed applicable in the Iranian people’s response to the murder of the Iranian-Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini. Amini was killed by Iran’s “morality police’s” actions of brutality for not meeting the strict veil requirements. Her death lit a match on a society already soaked in gasoline. Iranians are frustrated by poor economic conditions, oppressive conservatism, and the harshness of their governance. Their anger is at boiling point, and the willingness of the people, particularly the youth, gives these protests “<a href="https://thehitc.com/iranian-students-start-new-anti-regime-protests/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">new energy</a>” and hope. It is a unique combination of the vexation and ardor of the Iranian people and the current weakness of the regime that has sparked the potential to ignite effective change. <a href="https://medium.com/the-diplomatic-pouch/analysis-the-chance-for-change-in-iran-part-1-6cdbf312f0d9">Website</a>