Dear Farnaz:

You are welcome. “I’m amazed because it is very accurate. I’m not particularly interested in politics…“- I am not at all surprised that the CIA director’s words were accurate because he was talking to the public (The News Hour, which I recommend as a source of true information!) and he wouldn’t want to discredit himself.. as the head of the Central Intelligence Agency.

“As an Iranian, it was obvious to me that all these protests were not about killing Mahsa. It’s about all limitations the government puts on us…“- most of what you listed here (3-5: the value of money, cost of living, home ownership) is happening all over the world for regular people (people not in the position of privilege and power), but in some countries more than in other countries.

“There are a lot of sad stories about young people who did protest… Yes we have a very young population, and the majority have lost hope about the future in Iran, unless something changes“- if ALL the people rebelled against the government, including the security forces, things would change immediately. It is a shame that there is no way to make it happen…

anita