Khomeini’s Children

The governments of the US and Iran may dismiss each other as great evils, but the youth in Iran may see merit in some American ways. A literate, urbanized youth population, comprising the majority of the post-revolution generation, remains religious and traditional, but is unwilling to forgive Iranian leaders for economic failures. Unemployment, addiction and prostitution are widespread. Although President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his supporters have benefited from revolutionary ideology, their administrative and economic failures may lead Iranians to boot them out of the government. Ironically, what could save the current regime would be a military attack by the West. – YaleGlobal