Leaked Document Exposes Iran's Regime Now on Brink of Collapse

Iran is in the process of having its military teeth kicked in, which is presenting the remains of Iran's civil government (and its military) with an existential problem. But it's not the only existential problem facing the seventh-century barbarians running Iran right now. Their population has been growing more and more restive, more and more unhappy about living under the iron sandals of the mullahs.

Now we can put some numbers to that discontent, in the form of a leaked survey of the Iranian people. Here's the interesting bit: The survey was commissioned by the Iranian government.

A leaked confidential survey by the Iranian Students Polling Agency (ISPA) has revealed a staggering level of public discontent inside Iran, with nearly 92% of respondents expressing dissatisfaction with the country’s current state. The report, first disclosed by Rouydad24 on November 12, shows an unprecedented collapse in public trust toward the ruling establishment.
According to the outlet, the findings go far beyond criticism of Masoud Pezeshkian’s government—they reflect “the public’s broader perception of the ruling system.” The data underscores a growing crisis of legitimacy that has shaken the foundations of the clerical regime.
Over the past year, Iran has been gripped by worsening economic collapse, systematic human rights abuses, brutal crackdowns, and deepening environmental disasters—from severe water shortages and power cuts to record air pollution. Together, these crises have fueled nationwide anger and resentment, leaving the regime more isolated than ever.

One expert on the region had some thoughts for Fox News Digital:

Miad Maleki, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told Fox News Digital that the report should prompt a fresh assessment of the potential for political upheaval inside Iran.
"If anything, this research understates the depth of Iranians’ rage," Maleki said. "And that is what makes it remarkable: even a survey prepared for the regime’s own president, by its own pollsters, records anger levels above 63%, well beyond the highest rate Gallup has ever recorded anywhere in the world, alongside 81% struggling to put food on the table and a majority expressing hopelessness."

All of this begs the question: What can the Iranian people do about this? The answer remains, likely, "not much." Iran's government, or what's left of it, seems determined to go down swinging, and there are indications they are looking to use their Houthi proxies to widen the scope of the war.

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Still, the cause of the downtrodden Iranian people isn't hopeless. Historically, peasant revolts have often succeeded simply because there are so many peasants, and if you have enough farmers with torches and pitchforks, you can overcome even the King's knights. The Iranian population has one disadvantage, though, and it's one that those of us who are Second Amendment advocates are continually pointing out, wherever a totalitarian government is in place: The people are disarmed. But there's something the United States could do to help with that, and there's even a historical precedent in World War II. During that conflict, the USA produced around a million examples of what was called the FP-45 Liberator pistol, a cheap, stamped, single-shot .45 ACP derringer. Each one cost about $2 at the time, which would be about $42 in today's dollars. The notion was that the French Underground (or anyone else) could use one of these to pop a German and take his weapon. In the end, only about 25,000 were dropped, and it's unclear how many Germans met their end as a result, but the number's greater than zero.

Maybe the United States should start mass-producing these again and air-dropping them into some Iranian neighborhoods. What downside is there for the USA, after all? If Iran is to see real, substantive change, it will have to be the Iranian people who do it - and this survey sure makes it look like they are ready to rock.

Editor's Note: For decades, former presidents have been all talk and no action. Now, Donald Trump is eliminating the threat from Iran once and for all.

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