Iranian Cry De Profundis: We Want War to Liberate Us From Tyranny

The regime in Tehran has been tormenting the people of Iran for 47 years. In recent years, many of those people have repeatedly risen in protest and been suppressed by mass killings. The killing of more than 40,000 protesters on January 8 and 9, and the imprisonment of 50,000 others judged to be enemies of the regime, crushed a nationwide protest. Now two Iranians describe the hope and despair of the 80% of Iranians who want the Americans to wage war on their own government, to bring the regime toppling down.

More on their cry de profundis can be found here: “‘People will lose hope’: Iranians smuggle messages to ‘Post’ begging Trump to return to war,” by Danielle Greyman-Kennard, Jerusalem Post, May 27, 2026:

“Iranians are fearful that the sacrifices they made in demonstrating against the regime will be erased if US President Donald Trump makes a deal with Tehran, two Iranians told The Jerusalem Post over the past week.

Iranians are fearful that the sacrifices they made in demonstrating against the regime will be erased if US President Donald Trump makes a deal with Tehran, two Iranians told The Jerusalem Post over the past week.

Speaking to Israelis is considered a criminal offense in Iran, and the Islamic regime has frequently accused individuals of ties to the Mossad, Israel’s intelligence agency, to justify its campaign of executions.

After the regime killed masses of protesters in January, and thousands more were arbitrarily arrested or disappeared, the Iranians who spoke with the Post did so on condition of anonymity.

Z. described the “great deal of hope” placed in Washington and Israel after Trump promised “help was on its way” in January.

“Iranian Patriots, keep protesting – take over your institutions! Save the names of the killers and abusers. They will pay a big price,” the president promised as the regime’s brutality suppressed demonstrations across the country.

While the regime acknowledged fewer than 4,000 deaths and blamed most of them on foreign-backed rioters, human rights groups and anonymous officials speaking to Western media have estimated the true toll at closer to 30,000. The regime’s internet shutdown, threats against victims’ families, and mass disappearances have made it difficult for the outside world to determine the full scale of the killings.

“The people of Iran are in a very bad psychological state and have little hope for the future,” Z., an older professional, wrote, adding that little had improved since Mojtaba Khamenei succeeded his father, Ali Khamenei, after the elder ayatollah was assassinated in February.

Z. believes Khamenei has been reduced to little more than a face, and the country is not being run by the top commanders in the Islamic Revolutionary Guards. He is not alone in his suspicions, as countless reports have pointed to the growing power of Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and the IRGC’s alleged role in ensuring Khamenei was selected by Iran’s Assembly of Experts.

“People have no hope for internal reform within the regime, and their only hope is pressure and force from other countries. People had a great deal of hope in the United States and Israel and saw them as forces of liberation, but unfortunately, what is not discussed in American policy toward Iran is the terrible condition of the Iranian people,” Z. wrote. “If an agreement is reached, people will completely lose hope for changing the regime.”system.”…

The regime in Tehran will only be overthrown by an outside military force. That is what 80% of the Iranians believe and ardently wish for. No more deals, please, that by lifting sanctions will give the regime tens of billions of dollars to pay for ballistic missiles manufacturing, to produce more enriched uranium, to pay the salaries of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the Basiji, and to support with both money and weapons Iran’s terrorist proxies Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis. Does anyone doubt that if Iran were ever to acquire nuclear weapons, it would use them, not only to annihilate Israel, but also to threaten Gulf Arab states, and possibly to dictate their oil policies? And what would stop the religious fanatics in Iran, who are waiting for the Hidden Imam to reveal himself, from trying to strike southern Europe with their mid-range ballistic missiles?

Freeing 92 million Iranians from tyranny, and ensuring the safety of both Israel and the Gulf Arabs, are worthy goals. At the next sign of Iranian intransigence, instead of saying “I have all the time in the world,” Trump should take it as a reason to finish the destruction of the regime that he put a stop to last January. Listen to the Iranians, please, like those whose opinions I quoted just above. As one of Iranian informants wrote, “Eighty percent of the people no longer see any way out other than war.” And he added that everyone in Iran was waiting for “Mr. Trump to finish what he started and uproot these people from the entire world.”

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