From markets to streets: Iran protests spread nationwide on day two

Is this the end of the Islamic regime in Iran?
This has close parallels to how the previous government fell in 79.

But then again Iran has seen political upheaval numerous times since the Green protests in 09 with little to show for it.

The Iranian people are doomed if they cannot solve their existential domestic problems.

https://www.iranintl.com/en/202512291716
From markets to streets: Iran protests spread nationwide on day two


What began as anger over the surging price of the US dollar and the collapse of the rial has widened into a broader wave of unrest, moving beyond market corridors and into streets, squares and university campuses across multiple provinces.

In Tehran, major sections of the bazaar were shuttered, including major commercial centers in the Grand Bazaar as well as the Alaeddin mall.

Crowds poured into streets in several parts of central Tehran, where security forces deployed tear gas and clashes were reported.

 

Yes and no. Without the conservative business class support the whole operation falls apart quickly.

 

The regime doesn’t exist without them.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bazaari

The bazaari continue to underpin the ruling elite today,[3] one example being Noor Foundation Director Mohsen Rafighdoost, whose wealth has been described by American journalist Robert D. Kaplan as likely to amount to "tens or hundreds of millions of dollars"

 

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https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-881776

 

The economic system that sustains them is in part why Iran is economically crippled.

 

The Iranian economic system is a mixed economy with a high degree of central planning. Because the Bazaari class (petite Bourgeoisie in the west) are entrenched, the government makes choices that are detrimental to growth at the benefit of enriching the Bazaari class. And when the government makes reforms at the expense of the Bazaari, they’re generally opposed.

But if Iran can right itself, it needs to be like West Germany post World War II. But more so, it needs to solve its economy.

 

This is my take too.