I was watching the news today and could continually see the devastating shootings and continued protests in Iran. Deeply concerned me since I have family living there. The New York Times commented:
"Witnesses reported that ambulances were being driven into crowds and officers were making arrests. Security forces, some on motorcycles, deployed tear gas to disperse crowds near Valiasr Square. A hazy cloud of tear gas hung over Vanak Square.Out on the streets, the police in Tehran appeared to be recruiting teenagers to quell the protests on Sunday. Witnesses observed packs of young boys armed with batons, and wearing helmets and army fatigues."
Iran's party legitimacy is still too strong and opposition is still disjointed with reformers clashing ideologically with political dissidents on the left and right. Their only goal is to rid the Islamic republic, however they don't have a clear aim in what they want to achieve if they overthrow the theocracy. In order to oust the regime, they need to continue going out onto the streets, form a universal ideology (in order work together) in removing the theocratic regime.
"Witnesses reported that ambulances were being driven into crowds and officers were making arrests. Security forces, some on motorcycles, deployed tear gas to disperse crowds near Valiasr Square. A hazy cloud of tear gas hung over Vanak Square.Out on the streets, the police in Tehran appeared to be recruiting teenagers to quell the protests on Sunday. Witnesses observed packs of young boys armed with batons, and wearing helmets and army fatigues."
Iran's party legitimacy is still too strong and opposition is still disjointed with reformers clashing ideologically with political dissidents on the left and right. Their only goal is to rid the Islamic republic, however they don't have a clear aim in what they want to achieve if they overthrow the theocracy. In order to oust the regime, they need to continue going out onto the streets, form a universal ideology (in order work together) in removing the theocratic regime.
Here's something I found interesting on the BBC news website:
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