Fri. Feb 7th, 2025

Without a leader or clear alternative to the regime, Iran’s protests risk ‘fizzling out’<!-- wp:html --><p>The anti-government protests that have rocked Iran since Mahsa Amini's death on September 16 are unprecedented in scale and duration. But the protests' lack of a clear leader is proving both a strength and a weakness – it makes them harder to repress but also impedes the development of a viable political movement. </p><!-- /wp:html -->

The anti-government protests that have rocked Iran since Mahsa Amini’s death on September 16 are unprecedented in scale and duration. But the protests’ lack of a clear leader is proving both a strength and a weakness – it makes them harder to repress but also impedes the development of a viable political movement. 

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