Regime
Change in Iran Is “Real Possibility”
Regime
change in Iran is a “real possibility”, according to an expert, as over 100,000
people have taken to the streets to protest against the Supreme Leader and
chant slogans like “death to the dictator” and “death to [President Hassan]
Rouhani”, which could see them imprisoned or worse.
Tensions
have been building in Iran for years and came to a head in December when the
Iranian uprising began, but they’ve ratcheted up again in recent weeks
following increased US pressure and the return of US sanctions.
Donald
Trump announced the sanctions, which came into force on Monday, in May, when he
pulled out of the Iranian nuclear deal. More sanctions are due in November,
which will target the keystones of the Iranian economy; its central bank and
oil industry.
Trump has
described the embargoes as “the most biting sanctions ever imposed”.
These
sanctions have furthered the economic collapse in Iran, that was largely caused
by the mismanagement and corruption of the mullahs. As a result, high inflation
has caused the Iranian rial to lose 99% of its value, which has only sparked
more protests from all over Iranian society, including groups traditionally
loyal to the Regime.
Hanif
Jazayeri, from the National Council of Resistance ofIran, explained that these protests are different to those
in 2009, because protesters have broken a lot of taboos by calling for the
death of the President and the Supreme Leader.
He said:
“The demonstrations are not just over economic issues but very quickly turned
political due to the regime’s repression of the Iranian people with regard to
women’s rights, freedom of speech and other basic freedoms.”
He
continued: “The chants are directed at the entirety of the regime and
protesters are demanding regime change. People are starting to wake up and see
that revolution is a real possibility. I think there will be one.”
He
explained that regime change is the real demand of the Iranian people, with
many calling for a free Iran based on separation of religion and state, gender
equality, and basic human rights; like that proposed by NCRI President-electMaryam Rajavi.
People
have also been heard chanting: “The nation is forced to beg while the leader
lives like God.”
There are
dozens of videos circulating online, which depict angry protesters setting fire
to tyres and police vehicles in the town of Gohardasht, a suburb of Karaj.
The
Regime’s security has, as usual, cracked down on the protesters using violence
and tear gas.
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