00:00The protests are not just economic. They're also political at this point, with protesters that are out on the streets really expressing anger, frustration, and just deep grievances against the Islamic Republic.
00:15And the political nature of the protests are really evident in the size, but also in the chants that you hear on the streets.
00:23Well, it points to the widespread nature of anger, frustration, and grievances across Iranian society.
00:32This is not just one cleavage. This is not just a Gen Z protest or a bazaar-led protest.
00:39It brings together constituencies from across the country, including in provinces that are dominated by ethnic minorities.
00:47So it speaks to something quite bigger and perhaps more serious.
00:53These protests could become serious and significant really because people are very fed up, and it appears that policy reform has reached a dead end as well.
01:08What I'm seeing now is fearlessness, perhaps, among the protesters. People are really fed up, and we have to watch and see if security forces break ranks.
01:21That has not yet happened. And regime unity and consolidation has been an important element that has kept protesters at bay in the past.
01:33I think Venezuela is, of course, a cautionary tale, both for Iranian protesters as well as for the Islamic Republic.
01:41For protesters, it shows that the United States is really seeking to enhance and advance its own interests, and a cosmetic sort of movement of pieces on a game board is perhaps what the U.S. is seeking, and not really a meaningful democratic change in Iran.
02:03What is abundantly clear to me is that the system at large in Iran, the political establishment is at a dead end.
02:10So without accommodation, without change in policy, but also in its position vis-a-vis protesters, and perhaps the structure of governance in Iran, things are going to deteriorate.
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