ژورنال سایت خبری سیاسی ژورنال
Shahram from Tehran: (in a brief break after connecting to the internet)
“I saw you’re publishing the journal in English now—why English?”
Keyvan: Hello Shahram, good to hear from you. Friends in English-speaking countries kept asking me what was happening. I didn’t have the time to respond to each one individually. That’s why we decided to publish the journal in English too—so a wider audience can follow the current situation in Iran and understand our perspective.
Also, tell me where you are now. Still in Tehran? Still working? And how do you assess the situation?
Shahram: I’m okay, thanks. I left Tehran on Wednesday but came back this morning. I went around the city. I might leave again, depending on how things develop. I’m off work for now. I wanted to head north, but it’s too crowded. Security has tightened. I think if things calm down, they’ll actually get worse, and repression will intensify.
That’s life in Tehran now—harsh and suffocating. One wonders how the millions of people who can’t afford to miss a single day’s wages will survive under these conditions.
Given the economic collapse and wartime pressures, people are increasingly worried about what comes after.As Shahram put it:
“I think if things calm down, they’ll actually get worse, and repression will intensify.”
Even after conceding on the nuclear issue, we must not let the Islamic regime paint this as a return to “normalcy”. This regime, already too weak to govern, has been battered by constant strikes, protests, and cultural defeats—like the widespread defiance of compulsory hijab. If the regime is forced into submission now, its position will be hundreds of times weaker.
We must use this moment wisely. With an even more united and nationwide front, we cannot let the regime breathe. The revolutionary Women, Life, Freedom movement—powered by a vast social force—can strike far heavier blows than before. It is the gravedigger of this regime.
