{"id":306414,"date":"2023-04-25T14:29:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-25T13:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=306414"},"modified":"2023-04-25T14:37:41","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T13:37:41","slug":"the-future-of-irans-revolution-hope-or-despair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/the-future-of-irans-revolution-hope-or-despair\/","title":{"rendered":"The Future of Iran’s Revolution: Hope or Despair?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"\"Iranian authorities\u2019 heavy quash hasn\u2019t stopped the nationwide wave of dissent<\/a> that began in September. As the uprising persists, one might ask about its prospects. Will it lead to the regime\u2019s downfall, or will the mullahs eventually regain control? What measures will lead to the regime\u2019s downfall? What are the possible outcomes? And how can the international community help the Iranian people?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Protests erupted in Iran following the tragic murder of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody. Within hours, protesters started chanting slogans against the entire regime while clashing with security forces.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

While the uprising laid bare the regime\u2019s fragility and looming demise, some still argue the state will crush the protests, as it did during the November 2019 uprising<\/a> by killing 1,500 protesters in a few days, or use methods such as the recent chemical attacks against schools to prevent people from rising. \u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Others claim that the clerical regime can stay in power by making some reforms, and the Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, can maintain the system by giving more space to the so-called \u201creformist\u201d faction, as he did before. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Another popular hypothesis speaks of a possible \u201ctransition of power,\u201d a \u201ccontrolled collapse,\u201d or a coup by the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC). Some even argue that the regime can suddenly stop its organized oppression and collapse as Shah\u2019s regime did. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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MEK Resistance Units continue activities across Iran despite security measures<\/div><\/div>
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