Iranian protesters say revolution is just around the corner: Everyone is waiting

Two Iranian protesters who survived the regime’s brutal crackdown in January told The Post that it’s only a matter of time before the people take back their government.“The protest that will happen will be something extraordinary, because the hatred people have for [the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps] after the massacre is extremely intense,” a woman currently living in Tehran told The Post.The woman, 43, said the horrors she witnessed from her own government during the protests will haunt her for the rest of her life.
“Brains and intestines and internal organs had been splattered all over people’s faces ..
.things that no one could forget for a very, very long time,” she said.“It was the most brutal crackdown imaginable,” said a second protester, a 37-year-old Tehran tattoo artist.
“They were just shooting people.They didn’t really care if someone was part of the protest or not, or just passing by.”Both Iranian citizens spoke on the condition of anonymity because they fear for their lives.
They were interviewed by The Post this week by phone via an interpreter.The Islamic regime is estimated to have killed more than 36,500 protesters during massive demonstrations that broke out across the country in January.The woman said as many as 2 million people were in the street the night she was out.
The Iranians told The Post that the vast majority of the country supports the U.S.and Israel as they continue to dismantle their repressive regime.
“We are totally, one hundred percent, thankful and grateful for this..
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I would say more than 90 percent of the people are grateful to Trump and thankful to the USA,” the man said.“The only time people become worried is when the number of missiles [decreases], when the noise stops — then for several hours everyone gets stressed thinking [a ceasefire] is going to happen again,” the woman said.The woman, who runs an animal rescue, said she learned that her country’s longtime oppressor, A...