A new revolution

The events on the streets of Tehran point to a new revolution, writes the daily Die Presse: "What happened on the streets of Tehran bore all the hallmarks of the beginning of a revolution. After the events of the past week it has become clear that the state leadership may have won the street battle for now, but it will lose the war for the soul of Iran. Why? As a result of his miscalculations the supreme leader has fallen into discredit, the image of an Islamic republic can no longer be maintained. It's not that republics don't beat up demonstrators, but all the reactions of the Iranian government to the protest were those of a paranoid dictatorship. After 30 years of the Islamic Republic a new chapter has begun and nothing will ever be the same again."

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