So the word I hear is that the current anger brewing in Iran right now is bigger, more significant and more widespread than anything post-revolution, possibly moreso than the Green Movement of 2009 though not yet as visible. For those that don't know, a 22 year old woman, Mahsa Amini,
died after falling into a coma during detention by the "morality police" for violating the hijab rule. This rule is flaunted by most urban Iranian woman and there have been different protests against it for years now as well as differing amounts of enforcement. But the anger over it appears to be at an all time high and there is significantly more public demonstration and public objection (even from elected officials and domestic celebrities who normally keep their heads down) than there has probably ever been in post-revolutionary Iran. There are also reports that the Ayatollah
may be unwell. This is alongside widespread resentment of the government for western sanctions and the underperforming economy - the Iranian people don't
want to be a Pariah state. All of that is to say, there is significant movement happening in Iran right now and it's very possible it may boil over. Khamenei needs to resign and dissolve the position of Supreme Leader (or in the very least hand it over to
somebody respected by the pubic) for the good of the nation, but it's unlikely to happen.
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