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Source: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-883766
Iran's Harsh Suppression of Protests Deepens Hatred toward the Regime
(Jerusalem Post) Amichai Stein - Dr. Raz Zimmt, Director of the Iran Program at the Institute for National Security Studies, said, "At first glance, it looks like there is a very wide deployment of security forces, mass arrests, and citizens who are quite afraid to leave their homes. While the suppression might contribute to fear in the immediate term, it deepens the hostility and hatred toward the regime....The potential for friction is growing, and this level of suppression cannot be maintained indefinitely." Zimmt also noted that a U.S. air attack on the Islamic Republic may not lead to the regime's collapse. Rather, it could lead to a transition of leadership that does not truly dismantle the system. "It's possible that whoever comes next will not be pro-Israel either, but they might feel that in order to survive, they must be pragmatic."