The Iranian judiciary has denied plans to execute detained protester Erfan Soltani. However, caution is advised. Iranian clerics have threatened the public with death to quell growing unrest, but it hasn’t worked. The people already have no choice but to choose between starvation and death. While the people live in poverty, the regime’s oppression of Iranians continues. A regime that interferes with how women dress and whether men grow beards is trying to suppress protests by invoking the death penalty, but to no avail.
Yesterday, Trump stated that Iranian officials had told him they would not implement the death penalty. Today, Iranian courts announced that there is no death sentence for Erfan Soltani, but it’s still uncertain. Iran may lie to prevent international backlash.
Meanwhile, the temporary closure of the UK embassy in Tehran suggests a high probability of intervention very soon. We might even see the US, Israel, and Germany openly supporting a possible operation.
The mullahs cannot back down now, cannot make democratic reforms, and cannot convince the people. Ultimately, the regime will collapse, and the mullahs will be crushed under its weight.