Will Iran’s Women Win?
Share
Dictatorships tend to fall the way Ernest Hemingway said people go bankrupt: gradually, then suddenly. The omens can be obvious with hindsight. In 1978 Iran’s corrupt, brutal, unpopular regime was besieged by protesters and led by a sick old shah. The next year it was swept away.
Today Iranian protesters are again calling for the overthrow of a corrupt, brutal regime; this time led by a sick old ayatollah, Ali Khamenei. As Ray Takeyh, a veteran Iran-watcher, put it, “History…is surely rhyming on the streets of Tehran.”
Read more from The Economist
RELATED TOPICS:
Teen Girl Accused as Getaway Driver in Caleb Quick Murder Appears in Court
Local /
8 hours ago
Fed Keeps Rates Steady but Pencils in Two Cuts by End of 2025, Warns of Inflation Ahead
Economy /
5 hours ago
Putin Says He Does Not Want to Discuss the Possible Israeli-US Killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader
World /
6 hours ago
What Is Juneteenth and When Did It Become a US Federal Holiday?
National /
7 hours ago
US Social Security, Medicare to Run Short of Funds in 2033, Trustees Say
National /
7 hours ago
Teen Girl Accused as Getaway Driver in Caleb Quick Murder Appears in Court
Local /
8 hours ago
Fed Keeps Rates Steady but Pencils in Two Cuts by End of 2025, Warns of Inflation Ahead
Economy /
5 hours ago
Putin Says He Does Not Want to Discuss the Possible Israeli-US Killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader
World /
6 hours ago
What Is Juneteenth and When Did It Become a US Federal Holiday?
National /
7 hours ago
US Social Security, Medicare to Run Short of Funds in 2033, Trustees Say
National /
7 hours ago
Teen Girl Accused as Getaway Driver in Caleb Quick Murder Appears in Court
Local /
8 hours ago
Trump Faces Uproar From MAGA Base Over Possible Iran Strike
WASHINGTON – The prospect of a U.S. strike against Iran has exposed divisions in the coalition of supporters that brought President Do...
Politics /
5 hours ago
Categories
Latest
Videos

Tech /
5 hours ago
Meta in Talks to Hire Former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman to Join AI Efforts, The Information Reports

Economy /
5 hours ago
Fed Keeps Rates Steady but Pencils in Two Cuts by End of 2025, Warns of Inflation Ahead

World /
6 hours ago
Putin Says He Does Not Want to Discuss the Possible Israeli-US Killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader

National /
7 hours ago