Can Iran Save Itself?

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : At first, it might seem strange that Iran would let people hear anti-regime commentary for the sake of stability.
57% : The return of Donald Trump to the U.S. presidency, meanwhile, signals a revival of the maximum pressure policies that hobbled the Iranian economy starting in 2018.
51% : Trump has also said his administration is "down to the final moments with Iran."
46% : But Tehran hopes that by opening domestic space, it can provide a safety valve for public frustration and diminish the appeal of satellite international media outlets such as the BBC -- which is more critical of the Islamic Republic than Iranian voices.
42% : Limited social and political openings serve as a calculated strategy to diffuse public frustration before it escalates into mass unrest.
37% : Most notably, in December 2024, Iran's Supreme National Security Council effectively paused the implementation of a controversial new veiling law that would impose financial penalties, prison terms, and other punishments, such as travel bans, on women who appeared in public without a headscarf or were judged to have worn "improper" attire.
35% : If he can't, Trump has floated using force.
26% : Trump has suggested an openness to negotiations with Tehran but also a willingness to attack the country.
26% : "There are two ways Iran can be handled: militarily, or you make a deal," Trump claims to have told Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in March.

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