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Here's Why Despite Netanyahu's Pleas Iranians Aren't Rising Up

Summary by Haaretz
In the aftermath of the recent Israeli strikes in Iran, aside from state-orchestrated anti-Israel rallies, no comparable popular uprising has occurred. Will Iranians really rise up against their government the way Israeli leaders hope?

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Despite the unpopularity of the regime, the Israeli attacks on Iran do not at the moment provoke popular opposition movements, nor protestive mobilization, but rather panic and a reflex of rallying around the need to defend the national territory. In the absence of reliable opinion polls on issues such as support for the regime or the popularity of the leaders — or the perception of Israel and the United States — it is difficult, if not impossib…

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Deutschlandfunk Nova broke the news in on Monday, June 16, 2025.
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