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Short answer
Young Iranians — especially students and women — are rejecting the regime’s anti-Israel propaganda. They know who the real oppressors are. A 2022 GAMAAN poll showed 62% want regime change, and nearly 90% back civil resistance. Over 4 million Iranians have fled the country — escaping dictatorship, not Zionism.
When Israel struck regime targets in 2025, Iranians didn’t protest Israel — they chanted “Death to Khamenei.” They know who’s destroying their future — and it’s not Israel.
Long answer
Millions of Iranians, especially the young, students, and women, have tuned out the regime’s “Death to Israel” propaganda. They know the real enemy isn’t Israel. It’s the regime that jails women for showing their hair, kills protesters, censors the internet, and spends billions on funding terror abroad while neglecting hospitals, jobs, and basic rights at home.
Millions of Iranians use VPNs every day just to access the outside world.
They see the truth: Israel has free speech, women’s rights, tech innovation, and real elections. Meanwhile, Iran offers fear, poverty, and isolation. They’ve watched the regime pour billions into chaos in Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, and Yemen — and they know who’s really to blame.
They’ve had enough.The 2022 GAMAAN poll said it all: 62% of Iranians want the regime gone, and only 8% still support its policies. Nearly 90% want democracy — not theocracy. Most back protests, civil disobedience, and digital resistance — even at the risk of prison or death. This isn’t some fringe view. It’s the mainstream inside Iran. And then came 2025…
When Israel hit regime targets, Iranians didn’t panic — they cheered.
Crowds chanted “Death to Khamenei,” not “Death to Israel.”
Hashtags like #IraniansStandWithIsrael trended, not out of love for war, but relief that someone finally hit back at their oppressors.
Iranians in exile — from Berlin to London to L.A. — waved Israeli flags and shouted:“The enemy is here — not in Israel.”
The message couldn’t be clearer.The regime’s response was the usual: fake funerals, staged crowds, hate slogans on state TV. But Iranians aren’t fooled. No sirens. No shelters. No protection. Just more lies. And now it’s undeniable: the real enemy of the Iranian people sits in Tehran — not Jerusalem.
