The Iranian regime is committing atrocities against its own citizens, and the lack of international outrage or support for these protesters is troubling.

“According to Mediaite, a bombshell new report from CBS News suggests the Iranian government has murdered somewhere between 12 and 20,000 protesters since the ongoing national revolt began. That's an astonishing number, obviously. There are apparently zero protests on college campuses in favor of the”

The current demonstrations and potential regime instability in Iran represent a significant threat to China's geopolitical strategy and energy security.

“So what we have now is a situation in which one of China's biggest nonwestern partners is being plunged deeply into chaos. And that's in the case of Iran.”

The current protests are inherently political and led by a younger generation that is less fearful and seeks a complete transformation of the state rather than reform.

“The distinctive thing this time round is that the protest is overtly political. It's led by the young and it's led by women. And certainly the protesters now are not thinking about reforming things, you know, it's not about tweaking aspects of the Islamic Republic. They just want it gone.”