{"id":333911,"date":"2025-07-07T21:56:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T20:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=333911"},"modified":"2025-07-07T21:56:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T20:56:02","slug":"irans-dormant-volcano-is-on-the-verge-of-eruption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/irans-dormant-volcano-is-on-the-verge-of-eruption\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran\u2019s Dormant Volcano is on the Verge of Eruption"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In the aftermath of the recent 12-day war, a question increasingly posed by international analysts\u2014and echoed even within some state-affiliated Iranian media\u2014is this: Does the current post-war period, even amid a fragile ceasefire, present an opportunity for the Iranian regime? The answer lies not in speculation, but in examining how the regime has responded to the most fundamental demands that the Iranian people have been voicing for over four decades.<\/p>\n

Suppression in Place of Reform<\/h2>\n

Before the war erupted, the regime was already under intense pressure on multiple fronts. In the political arena, it was facing waves of protests<\/a> sparked by social, cultural, and economic grievances\u2014all of which inevitably transformed into calls for broader political change. From women’s rights to freedom of expression, Iranians have persistently challenged the regime\u2019s repressive structures.<\/p>\n

Economically, the people have endured years of worsening poverty, inflation, inequality, and a deepening livelihood crisis. Internationally, the regime\u2019s warmongering and ideological adventurism\u2014under the guise of building a so-called \u201cShiite Crescent\u201d<\/a>\u2014have imposed a devastating cost on the nation, draining resources that should have been spent on public welfare.<\/p>\n

Though the war temporarily muted the protests, the underlying discontent has not disappeared. It remains like embers beneath the surface, ready to ignite again with greater intensity than before. Iranians have come to see with new clarity how the regime’s militarism has overshadowed and sacrificed their most basic needs. This is not the first time: history recalls how the Iran-Iraq war was unnecessarily prolonged by the regime to consolidate power\u2014at the cost of more than a trillion dollars in national resources.<\/p>\n

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Watch and judge why this insider is warning that the regime is destined for a collapse or #IranRevolution<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/Ysu6LbOhnz<\/a><\/p>\n

— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) January 1, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n