Social unrest has been building up in Iran for years, and certainly began well before the West became serious about imposing economic and financial sanctions. In fact, the popular revolts in Tunisia and Egypt were directly inspired by Iran’s Green movement, which emerged during the massive post-election protests in 2009, before succumbing to a brutal government crackdown.
为了核野心，伊朗领导人可能已准备好人民“吃草，甚至挨饿”。但人们希望，伊朗饱受剥削的中产阶级不会向这种屈辱低头。多年来，伊朗的社会动乱日益突显，而且早在西方严肃对伊朗实施经济制裁之前就已存在。事实上，突尼斯和埃及人民起义的灵感来源于伊朗“绿色运动”，该运动始于2009年选举后的一次大规模抗议，遭到政府残酷镇压。