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Kourosh Rahimkhani is a journalist and professorial lecturer in the Department of Political Science at George Washington University. He has done extensive research on Iranian politics, including elite circulation, electoral politics, ethnoreligious mobilization, and demographic changes. Kourosh is the co-author of Postrevolutionary Iran: A Political Handbook.
At a deadlock: Spontaneous protests and the Iranian regime
One year after the tragic death of Mahsa Jina Amini sparked nationwide protests, the Islamic Republic of Iran has been striving to suppress dissent while the spirit of resistance among the people has become an integral part of everyday life. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his allies have failed to address underlying social grievances, and there are no indications that society will remain passive. With both sides actively resisting one another, the options for the Iranian regime and the protest movement have narrowed, potentially leading to a reignition of demonstrations and street confrontations.
