Nationwide protests have swept Iran for 12 days now and analysts agree that this movement is fundamentally different than previous cost-of-living or women’s rights-driven protests. According to the latest reporting, over 111 cities in Iran are rising up against the brutal Islamic regime of Ayatollah Khamenei after 47 years of oppression under the Islamic Republic and the regime has responded by declaring war on the people. According to multiple outlets and my own on-the-ground sources, the Iranian people are ready for real regime change this time and a significant portion of protesters are supporting a return to Monarchy with the son of the Shah Reza Pahlavi, leading the pro-monarchist movement from abroad. Pahlavi has shown a strong ability to mobilize and lead the Iranian people.

Almost everyone besides the radical left red-green alliance agrees that the end of this terrorist regime in Iran would be a strategic win for the US and Israel and in line with America First foreign policy goals. What is unclear, however, is how far the US should go to intervene in these protests and when. Many anti-Iran voices in the conservative movement have already called for US intervention to assist the unarmed Iranian people in toppling the regime. Latest reports have at least dozens of protesters killed, and videos circulating on social media show that the regime has deployed IRGC assets to put down the massive protests using violence. Throughout the week, President Trump has issued and reiterated strong warnings to the leadership in Iran not to use mass killings to stop the protesters, as they have in the past. But some want him to go further. Below, I will lay out a roadmap for why US intervention should be reserved for the right moment and how Trump and Netanyahu’s rhetoric of support and Persian language social media broadcast into Iran is a significant strategic win and departure from past weak Presidents.

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