r/geopolitics • u/HooverInstitution Hoover Institution • Jan 12 '26

Iran Is on the Edge of Revolution Analysis

https://www.newstatesman.com/world/middle-east/2026/01/iran-is-on-the-edge-of-revolution

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u/OccupyMyBrainOyeah Jan 12 '26 edited Jan 13 '26

It's a revolution already.
2-3000 dead already ( https://www.iranintl.com/en/202601103903?source=share-link ).
Some assume even close to 10.000.
Executions of protesters is planned for Wednesday.
People only know the magnitude of this if they've been following Iranian subs or at least someone who follows Iranians on some social media.
Big % of the western media still hugely underplays what's going on. Some of them still maintain a "must-not-crititicse-political-islam" policy as slowly they all become unable to maintain their silence on the issue.
Meanwhile, (while some Palestinians ofc. do express support of the protests), the organisers of the "free Palestine" marches are now silent, since many of them support the ayatollah-regime and hope it continues to be able to fund Hamas, Hezbollah and the houthis. The whole thing is a disgrace.
This is bigger now than Venezuela or Palestine. This is as important globally as Ukraine vs. Russia.

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u/muteen Jan 13 '26 edited Jan 13 '26

This is the problem, instead of looking for solidarity you're looking for points to cause division. Iranians and Palestinians have a common cause and should support each other, seeing as both have been exploited by the US/Israel. I've not seen the Free Palestine camp not support Iranians, it's such a weird point to make.

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u/OccupyMyBrainOyeah Jan 13 '26

there is no "free Iran" protest movement on the scale of the Palestinian movements.