guards who control most of the economy and security, and the clerics lead by supreme leader, ayatollah hyman ne, who make the rules. the regime has long blamed the west for its troubles, including the latest round of protests. oh smell. why did the enemies, why did america and the zionist regime, conspire against our nation, our country, and our revolution? and create these riots. as the supreme leader said, our country is advancing and the enemies don't want our country to make progress. only the protesters don't seem to be buying it. the brutality of the security services, the corruption of the revolutionary guards, the decline in living standards as the country strains under sanctions. all feed into a rejection of the ruling classes. and the authorities seem split on what to do about it. there were announcements that the dreaded morality police would be shut down. and the law requiring women to wear a had job, the relaxed, but it's unclear if either has happened. meanwhile, the executions of protesters have spurred fresh outrage. death to the dictator, the crowd shouts, not death to ameri

guards who control most of the economy and security, and the clerics lead by supreme leader, ayatollah hyman ne, who make the rules. the regime has long blamed the west for its troubles, including the latest round of protests. oh, the smell. why did the enemies, why did america and the zionist regime, conspire against our nation, our country, and our revolution, and create these riots. as the supreme leader said, our country is advancing and the enemies don't want our country to make progress. only the protesters don't seem to be buying it. the brutality of the security services, the corruption of the revolutionary guards, the decline in living standards as the country strains under sanctions. all feed into a rejection of the ruling classes. and the authorities seem split on what to do about it. there were announcements that the dreaded morality police would be shut down. and the law requiring women to wear had job be relaxed. but it's unclear if either has happened. meanwhile, the executions of protesters have spurred fresh outrage. death to the dictator, the crowd shouts, not deaf to ameri