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Source: https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/18996/iran-freedom-lovers
Iran: Freedom-Lovers Win a Round
(Gatestone Institute) Amir Taheri - Participants in the uprising in Iran insist that they are on the path to achieving regime change. They cite a number of reasons. This is the first time that a national uprising isn't about any particular grievance that could be rectified by the regime. The regime has been unable to regain control of the public space with the speed and efficiency it did on other occasions since 1979. Iranian freedom-lovers have won a decisive round, but much remains to be done before they secure final victory. The writer was the executive editor-in-chief of the daily Kayhan in Iran from 1972 to 1979.