That contrast, several Iran experts told Iran International, exposes a widening divide between Western progressive activism and the lived experience of many Iranians.
Analysts say the reaction among many Iranians is not about ideological loyalty but about seeing any weakening of the Islamic Republic as a rare opportunity to escape decades of repression.
“War is violent, it’s terrible and it has started. The people of Iran didn’t choose this war — the Islamic government, the Islamic Republic government, chose this war,” said Siavash Rokni, an Iran pop culture expert.
“Iranians will use any opportunity to bypass the Islamic Republic to assure the fall of the Islamic Republic and…