The problem is, Venezuela says the same kind of thing. Hopefully, something can be done.
Published in the Dallas Morning News:
Iran could be on the brink of overthrowing its authoritarian government, and the people need U.S. support
By Homeira Hesami2:00 AM on Nov 24, 2019
At least 100 people have been killed by the Iranian regime’s security forces in protests that have spread to over 140 towns and cities since Nov. 15, according to news reports, and the actual death toll could be far higher. The scale of the repression far exceeds that deployed the last time around. Around 60 protesters were reportedly killed by gunfire or torture over the course of roughly one month during the nationwide uprising in early 2018.
There is no reason to assume that the world has a complete picture of the Iranian regime’s response to the current protests. The internet has been essentially cut off for everyone except government officials and state media outlets. What little information has leaked out indicates that in many cases, the bodies of the deceased are not being returned to their loved ones. Such reports are reminiscent of the worst of Tehran’s crimes against humanity, such as the 1988 massacre, in which as many as 30,000 political prisoners were murdered and buried in secret mass graves.
The death toll from the current protests is certain to rise, but again might never be known for certain. Even more alarming is the prospect that the perpetrators of the latest killings may never be held accountable for their actions. After all, no one has ever been brought to justice for the 1988 massacre. In fact, many of the leading participants in that massacre have been rewarded with progressively more powerful appointments in the Iranian government and state-linked private industries.
Read more at: https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2019/11/24/iran-could-be-on-the-brink-of-overthrowing-its-authoritarian-government-and-the-people-need-us-support/?utm_content=buffer1b9a4&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
And... we probably will not do anything... per direct military intervention.
