yess, the experience so far makes it obvious. They will be democratic and their gdp will go up by 6900% now. There won't be devastation, people starving to death, meaningless hindsight or anything like that.

One of the foundational principles of a stable government (though not the only one) is a monopoly on the use of force.

Unless the military and other armed groups back the civilians, whoever they end up backing will rule.

"There are reports of US/Israeli strikes on or near the homes of former Iranian pres, Ahmadinejad, former reformist presidential candidate, Mir Hossein Mousavi, and various leftist activists. If the US/Israel really wanted the 'people' to take back the country, they wouldn’t assassinate these folks"

https://bsky.app/profile/msjamshidi.bsky.social/post/3mfwmdx...

Only one side has the guns currently

there is no opposition in Iran, they're mostly in DC and Tel Aviv...

there is no such opposition in Iran, they're mostly in DC and Tel Aviv...