Trump told Iranian protesters help is on its way but the peace deal leaves the mullahs more powerful than ever, dissidents say

Many Iranians who stood against the regime are left feeling frustrated and angry as details emerge of the peace deal between Washington and Tehran — worrying that the Islamist hardliners are now more powerful and entrenched than ever.President Trump signaled that the US was going to war with Iran’s regime partially over the deaths of thousands of anti-regime protesters.“HELP IS ON ITS WAY,” he posted on Truth Social on Jan.

13.“They are frustrated that the regime is being left in place, unchecked, and soon to receive economic relief from the United States,” Khosro Isfahani, the research director for the Washington-based National Union for Democracy in Iran (NUFDI) think tank, told The Post.“They fear this will embolden the Islamic Republic and allow it to redirect the frustration and defeat it suffered at America’s hands into rage against unarmed, innocent Iranians,” he added.

The feeling was echoed by Hessam Rahimian, founder of the Arizona-based Iranian Liberty Foundation group, who said he was “unhappy, upset, [and] angry” by the deal that was made over the weekend.“It’s devastating.

There was a hope for about 30 days for Iranian people, that they’re going to have an opportunity to be free,” Rahimian told local AZ Family.Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets in December and January to rail against sky-rocketing inflation, which had seen even basics like bread and meat become barely affordable for many in the nation of 93 million people.

The regime responded with horrifying violence — firing into crowds and killing up to 30,000 people, according to some estimates.Many of those who survived, were tracked down and arrested — some tortured and sent to the regime’s horrific prisons, according to dissident groups and refugees.Experts warn that should the war in Iran end as is, the Islamic Republic would have evidence to show its citizens that the regime cannot be toppled.“The Iranian leadership could emerge from ...