Ten months have passed since January 8 and 9, when the Islamic Republic massacred tens of thousands of protesters across Iran.
The grief remains, the demand for justice continues, and the lives stolen by the regime will never be forgotten.
We remember.
For years, the DC consensus was that the Islamist regime in Iran was so strong that any military action against it would cause thousands of American casualties, devastate Israeli cities, and cost the lives of thousands of Israeli civilians. Some even predicted World War III.
It was utter nonsense: lies promoted to protect the regime. The regime was weak, and those catastrophic predictions never materialized.
Now another lie has become the consensus: the regime is so resilient that it cannot fall, no matter what. Their supposed proof is that it survived a 40-day air campaign, as though 40 days of airstrikes alone were ever expected to bring it down.
The conclusion they push is that Washington must work with and support the regime.
The argument has changed. Its purpose remains the same: protecting the Islamic Republic.
Have one look at the personal X account of @yassaminansari and judge for yourself.
From who she follows, to who and what organizations she has amplified before.
And you wonder why the Islamic Republic’s media promotes her again and again.
What a disgrace.
Sanctions and the blockade can weaken the regime, but do not automatically produce political change. Washington needs a strategy that turns pressure into the end of the Islamic Republic, with Iranians at its center. It can be done and it should be done.