Iran once again is simmering with protests. The uprising is economy-centric, though. The prevalent disgust is against the centralisation of powers in the religious coterie since the 1979 Revolution, which has come down hard on those campaigning for civil liberties. Despite the Islamic Republic being the only democratic nomenclature in the region that resorts to public mandate for its presidential system of governance, the power nexus is camouflaged under the wings of the military-centric IRGC, directly under the tutelage of the Supreme Leader. This is where the problem rests, as it has not been able to deliver socio-political equilibrium for an egalitarian society.

The latest upheavals erupting from Azna in Lorestan province, southwest of Tehran, are reportedly gathering momentum. This time, however, there is a marked difference in pattern as well as the response from the government. The agitators are widely desisting from vandalism, and the dispensation of President Pezeshkian has been wise enough to admit the genuineness of taking to the streets.

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