they chanted "death to khameini," referring to iran's supreme leader, ayatollah ali khameini.the head of the islamic republic, khamni has for weeks been among the protesters' targets, along with other regime symbols like qasim solmani, a military commander who was killed by the united states and is celebrated as a martyr. the protests were sparked, and are still being led, by women. these tehran college students chant "women, life, freedom," one of the uprising's most popular slogans. they stand in the formation of the farsi word for "blood." in the central city of isfahan, women shout, "death to the dictator." high school girls in the nortest chant, "iran has become a detention center." the protests ignited after the death of 22-year old mahsa amini. she died in police custody after being arrested by iran's morality police who said she was wearing her hijab improperly. in solidarity, women around the world began shedding their headscarves and cutting their hair, protesting the regime's restrictions on women. khameini has dismissed the riots as the work of foreign enemies. >>

khameini, has said little, but he's blaming the west.the enemy used some pretext to pursue their agenda using provocative propaganda. those who back the government deny the islamic republic critics deny the islamic republic is at risk or even rattled. in iran, there has always _ been different voices among society that have debated the issues about the last 40 years. - and despite the fact - that the united states and its allies have constantly. tried to undermine iran. but these protests aren't dying down. no—one is sure how far they will go. what i see as much more likely is changes to the regime rather than regime change immediately. and changes to the regime are likely because the protesters have shown that there are fundamental changes to the iranians society which maybe was hidden behind below the surface until now and now that the changes are exposed, the islamic republic and its current configuration will have a hard time to govern. freedom for iran! mahsa amini! in london last night, a vigil to mark this month of defiance. to re