Why Didn't the Iranian People Rise Up?

At the start of this year, there were two stories that absolutely dominated global headlines. One was the capture of Nicholas Maduro in Krakas and all the geopolitical fallout that followed. However, it's the other story that we want to talk about today - the winter protests in Iran.

By all accounts, these were the largest protests in the Islamic Republic since the 1979 revolution and they indicated just how frustrated the average Iranian had become with the regime. While they started in Tehran, they soon spread to multiple cities across the country, including to breeze in the north and of ours in the south.

But while the size of the protest was notable, it was the regime's response that really made headlines.