Iran between Repression, Co-optation, and War: Three Waves of Counterrevolution

https://crimethinc.com/IranianCounterrevolution

Somayeh Rostampour shows how the repression that the Iranian government has carried out to crush protests, the monarchist attempt to co-opt opposition movements and push them to the right, and the military assault that the US and Israel are currently carrying out against Iran are all different fronts within a single counterrevolution, reinforcing each other and combining to suppress the possibility of real liberation.