Al Arabiya News Journalist Yaghoub Fazeli says Iran’s leaders are unpopular at home and may struggle to rally public support in the event of a war. #Iran
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00:00But there's also been severe economic and social repressions in Iran.
00:05They've been heavily sanctioned.
00:07Would people there be willing to fight for Iran if a U.S. attack did take place?
00:13I think this issue is another reason why Iran has agreed to speak with Trump and the Trump administration.
00:20The situation, the economic conditions in Iran are very dire.
00:25And the economy aside, the regime is not very popular at home due to social restrictions and political repression.
00:35We've seen wave after wave of anti-regime protests in recent years.
00:39We had the Mahsa Amini protests not long ago, which were very significant.
00:44So the regime, I don't think they can guarantee that in the event of war, the population would rally behind them.
00:51And that's another reason why I think they've decided to speak to the Trump administration.
00:57Because Trump is saying, he's not saying whether he wants a verification program or whether he wants it fully dismantled.
01:05We don't know exactly what he's after.
01:07But he's saying Iran can't have a nuclear weapon.
01:09And if we can't reach an agreement via diplomacy, then I will attack.
01:13And it seems like Iran believes him.
01:15And it seems like Iran believes him.