This article was originally published in Greek on January 7, 2018. By P. Pap for avantgarde. Translated by PK

Persian Spring is over (at least its first stage)

At the time these lines are being written, tens of thousands of people are on the streets of Iran – expressing their resolve to defend their country against the schemes of the US and their client states. The Commander-in-Chief of the Revolutionary Guards has announced that the recent plot against Iran has been defeated. (By the word “plot”, he did not refer to the demonstrations; he referred to those who hid behind the demonstrators in order to advance their reactionary agenda.)

Before that, Iran saw something that was described by many Western media as “a wave of massive anti-government demonstrations” or even “an insurrection against the regime”. A closer look reveals a somewhat different reality. Anthony Cordesman, top strategic analyst of the…