The escalation of the conflict is provoking reactions within the Iranian diaspora, where hope for political change in the country appears to be growing.
Israel and the United States launched a this Saturday, to “eliminate imminent threats from the Iranian regime”, and responded with missiles and drones against US bases in the region and Israeli targets. The escalation of the conflict is provoking reactions within the Iranian diaspora, where hope for political change in the country appears to be growing.
For Sanaz Zadegan, a member of the Iranian community, recent events nto the are seen as a “war”but as a “humanitarian support” shipped by USAwhich marks a turning point in the fight against the Islamic regime.
The activist recalled the testimony of a cousin in the who reacted to the attacks with hope, believing that they could represent the end of the regime.
“She was overjoyed, screaming, saying: ‘Sanaz, it happened, we’re going to get rid of this regime. Maybe this is the last message you will hear from me, but tell the world that if I die, it is for Iran’s freedom and I die happy‘”, account.
Still, the country’s future remains uncertain. Sanaz recognizes the regime’s ability to maintain its influence through military structures.
“We are talking about a regime that has its terrorist networks in Iran and has done ideological work to create internal militias both in Iran, Iraq and Lebanon”, he explains.
Despite this, he claims that there is some confidence among sectors of the opposition, pointing to the plan presented by Reza Pahlavi, son of the last shah, which proposes a phase of political transition without a power vacuum, culminating in an internationally supervised national referendum with a view to the democratization of Iran.
