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Esfandyar Batmanghelidj
@yarbatman
I spoke to
@SuneEngel
about how economic hardship is constraining political action in Iran. An Iranian student quoted in Sune’s report really summed it up: “Many people say that if they get killed in the protest, their family will die of hunger.”
wsj.com
Iran’s Deadly Street Protests Are Replaced by Quiet Acts of Rebellion
Arrests and executions have smothered organized demonstrations, yet thousands of women in Tehran have abandoned compulsory headscarves in protest “
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Ali Mirmiran
@alijoon1999
Replying to
@yarbatman
and
@SuneEngel
This is exactly the “argument” I would go with, if I wanted to get some sanctions relief for the regime. This belongs in a museum of intellectual and moral dishonesty and bankruptcy.
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