Siavash Ardalan
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120 appearances
5 recordings
2 series
first heard Jan 2026
last heard 3 Aug
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So the more support he has gained, that kind of seemed to spread out more because people are seeing that he is the only person who managed to inspire enough people to come out in such huge numbers out on the street.
But whether to give you a percentage-wise...
Well, let's be careful in using the present tense, because we don't know whether the protests are still ongoing.
They may have completely been put out after this crackdown.
But what we did see on the 8th of 9th of January, which was historical, is people...
taking out to the street in very large numbers.
This is not just like the previous protests where you had youngsters confronting the security forces in scattered pockets of the city, but this is people from all age categories, all walks of life, coming out to the street and challenging the system.
This is what it takes to start a revolution, and we were in the initial phases of that.
So this protest was historically very important.
People simplify the overthrow of this regime.
There are so many layers of security.
The security apparatus is so powerful.
So much investment has gone into consolidating this.
It's not as if people come out in the streets and the Revolutionary Guards will suddenly melt away.
More killings, according to the estimates that we're getting, have taken place in such a short span of time that even during Syria's civil war.
So we have a very powerful force that is prepared to fight to the end.
And if it feels cornered, it might even take risks or do things that might seem suicidal.
I don't think given the severity of the crackdown, more protests will be taking place or they'll expand.
I think what we have to look for is the possibility of a U.S.
attack, where it will hit and how the Iranians will take it, whether that might embolden some Iranians to go back out on the street.
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