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Title: The Calm Before the Storm—or a Backroom Deal? Iranians Demand the Overthrow of the Regime, Not Peace With the Oppressor
By Victoria Azad
2025/04/14
Recent news of indirect negotiations between the United States and the Islamic Republic in Muscat has ignited a wave of concern and anger among Iranians, both inside the country and in the diaspora. While the White House described the talks as “positive and constructive,” millions of Iranians saw only red flags.
We have been down this road before. Negotiations, diplomatic gestures, and so-called “peace efforts” have repeatedly extended the regime’s life, allowed it to regroup, and intensified its repression. Every time the regime is on the brink of collapse—politically, economically, and socially—some international actors throw it a lifeline under the guise of diplomacy.
Let us be clear: the Iranian people are not waiting for a Trump–Khamenei agreement. They are waiting for the U.S. and Israel to launch targeted military action against the regime’s repressive institutions and IRGC bases inside Iran. They expect the full designation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization. They are waiting for international alliances to help dismantle this criminal system—not negotiate with it.
The regime’s jubilant reaction to the Muscat meetings—flooding Iranian cyberspace with promises of lower housing prices, a stronger rial, and economic recovery—feels not just exaggerated, but delusional. In economic terms, no halfway-negotiation or symbolic statement can rescue a system plagued by corruption, mismanagement, and global isolation. What we are seeing is not market recovery; it is the regime’s propaganda machine at work. The people aren’t buying it.
Inside Iran, every sign of regime optimism signals danger. Historically, the more the Islamic Republic boasts of peace and progress, the more brutal its crackdown becomes. And now, they are trying to sell the idea that Trump—the man who withdrew from the nuclear deal and crushed the regime with “maximum pressure”—is ready to reconcile. But what if this is a calculated move?
Perhaps Trump, as a seasoned strategist, is setting the stage. By appearing open to dialogue and exhausting diplomatic channels, he could be building a case to prove that the regime is beyond reform, incapable of compromise, and dangerous to regional and global stability. In doing so, he could unite international consensus around military action—not as a first resort, but as an unavoidable conclusion. In such a scenario, Trump could claim not only victory, but also legitimacy—and even a Nobel Peace Prize for restoring regional peace by removing a terrorist regime.
We do not know which way the wind will blow. But what we do know is this: the Iranian people want freedom. They want the fall of the Islamic Republic. They are not asking for peace with the oppressor; they are demanding justice.
They are watching closely. And they will never forget who stood with them—and who helped prolong their
suffering.
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