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March 27, 2026

Iranians Want to See the Islamic Republic Fall

“I hope they kill the rest of the leadership soon.”

Those convinced that the U.S. war on Iran is destined to end in disaster can at least point to a real problem when they warn of the damage the Islamic Republic can inflict with its drones and ballistic missiles, even if the vast majority are intercepted. Not so the suggestion that the Israeli-American air campaign will lead Iranians to rally behind the flag. A credible barometer of public opinion can be found in this report by Emiliy Feng from the Turkish city of Van, where she has spoken with a number of Iranian refugees who have fled there. Unlike those still in Iran, they have some freedom to speak their minds. One ascribed nefarious intentions to Israel, but he was the exception:

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