Trump still thinks Iranians will ‘rise up’ against the regime. In Tehran I see a different story | Hossein Hamdieh
If anything, the ongoing war is uniting a divided country against the foreign invaders. Washington seems a long way from grasping this point The US president, Donald Trump, asked recently on one of his Truth Social rants : “When are the Iranian people going to rise up and fight?” So frenetic and all-over-the-place are Trump’s statements that one does not know which are actual policies and which…
The war in Iran is galvanizing a nation that is divided, according to social researcher Hossein Hamdieh. President Donald Trump recently queried on his social media platform, Truth Social, when the Iranian people would rise against the regime. Trump's statements appear disjointed and unclear whether they represent policies or mere commentary.
Based on his observations, Trump's expectation that the "Iranian people" would rise up and fight appears to be an ineffective strategy in Iran at present. This assessment is derived from Hamdieh's interactions with numerous individuals in Tehran, who provide firsthand perspectives on the situation. Hamdieh holds a dual PhD in Geography and Anthropology from Humboldt University of Berlin and King’s College London, and currently resides in Tehran as a social researcher.
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