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After the Shock of Defeat, Iranians Yearn for Change

Following the swift knockout of Iran’s military sites, public anger turns against the Ayatollahs as Trump’s decisive action inspires a nationwide push for freedom.
The rapid destruction of Iran’s nuclear and military sites stunned the regime—but for millions of Iranians, it became a turning point.

What was meant as a show of strength exposed the weakness of the Ayatollahs.

Fresh surveys show that more than eighty percent of Iranians reject clerical rule and want to end the Islamic Republic.

Calls for democracy now echo louder than ever before.

Protest symbols have spread in cities across the country.

Women cut their hair in defiance, graffiti targets the Supreme Leader, and chants of “Death to the Dictator” resound in Tehran and beyond.

Economic pain has fueled the movement.

Strikes by nurses, truck drivers, and industrial workers demand basic dignity—water, electricity, wages—rather than empty slogans and endless repression.

Even traditionally conservative groups, once loyal to the clerical establishment, are turning against the leadership after its rapid military humiliation.

For the first time in decades, visible cracks have appeared inside the regime’s power structure.

Two rallying cries define the uprising: “Women, Life, Freedom” and “Our disgrace is our incompetent leader.” They have become a unifying voice for Iranians across generations.

Trump’s decisive action against the regime sent a signal that the Ayatollahs are not untouchable.

It emboldened the Iranian people, giving them the courage to stand up, reclaim their country, and demand a future without clerical tyranny.
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