The Iranian regime is a malevolent force that is being challenged by a significant and potentially seismic uprising.

“I badmouthed the Iranian regime, which I think is one of the most malevolent regimes in the world. That's not bad mouthing the country of Iran or the Iranian people.”

Iran is a dangerous, apocalyptic regime that sponsors terrorism and whose government cannot be reliably negotiated with.

“They are an apocalyptic regime that their goal is to spread Islam everywhere. America, big Satan. Israel, little Satan. They've killed our people. They would like to kill more people right now”

Progressive political voices should publicly state that the Iranian regime's days are numbered.

“I think that what the one thing that might turn this into a different place is if the Trump-Netanyahu approach is matched alongside it by more progressive political voices saying, "These guys have got their days numbered."”

The Iranian people are rightfully taking their country into their own hands to end the Ayatollah's oppressive rule.

“They recognize that if they don't stand up to the Ayatollah who for 47 years have made their lives a living hell, then no one is going to do it for them.”

The current uprising is a legitimate revolution that aims to overthrow the Islamic regime and restore a secular democratic government.

“we are not going to stop fighting until we not only overthrow the Islamic dictatorship, but we return our king. Because there is only one person that we Iranians trust to transition us from a dictatorship to a democracy and that is his royal highness.”

The ongoing protests are fueled by violent rioters and foreign interference rather than being a spontaneous uprising.

“we had infiltration and we had violent rioters and that was the beginning of extreme violence which peaked on Thursday night.”

He claims that the reported high death tolls in Iran are propaganda created by regime-change activists and lobbyists to justify war.

“Specifically the government that Jonathan Conria served which has Donald Trump by the shortened curies thanks to his top donor Israeli cutout Miriam add 30,000 dead was introduced this phony statistic by a lobbyist Farza Palvi the clown prince based in PTOIC Maryland”

Juan Cole argues that Iran maintains a stable, mobilized regime with institutional support because it is the product of a massive 1978-79 revolution rather than a simple dictatorship.

“Iran experienced a revolution uh in 1978-79 uh which social scientists find that's that's extremely important for the subsequent unfoldment of politics is it was a mass revolution uh and in the aftermath they established a parliament which has representatives from all over the country”

Iran emerged from the recent conflict in a stronger political position with increased domestic confidence and now maintains control over the Strait of Hormuz.

“Iran's stature has been enhanced. Its people are more self-confident and it's uh its control over the Strait of Hormuz is going to have a very physical impact on the way in which uh the region moves forward in in the years to come.”