Oddbean

Iran has such a radical regime because its democratically elected government was overthrown by USA long time ago. The same way Palestinians are so radical against Israel after decades of abuses. If you interfere in another people land for your own interests the only to expect from the other side is fanaticism and radicalization, that is how it is. Iran needs to stop being interfered by USA politics, to be able improve little by little. You can't expect a government to calm down if you are pressuring them non stop from all sides, and that's what USA wants. But after police killed that girl and killing more and more people in demonstrations, people living in poverty, I have little hope for Iran.

1- You said the democratically elected governmen in Iran was overthrown by US. This got me interested. Whích year was this? Do you have any source on that? 2- I believe it would not be good if US overthrown also the current regime, as this would leave a power vaccum and many groups would try to fill it, making creating a civil war like what happenned when US tried to take Assad out from Syria. Then ISIS came to take power, and the same in Lybia, where many groups are trying to fill the power vacuum thru violent means. PS: You are probably a libertarian, so you might have other perspectives which doesnt include solutions made by big governments

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_Iranian_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat Until very recently the UK/USA involvement in the coup was a conspiracy theory, but then documentation got declassified and became a conspiracy fact. Solution will never come from the overthrow of the government by a foreign power, that would only make things worse in the long term. Improvement can only come from the inside, but with such a horrible government who kills little girls it is very hard. To live in Iran really is to live in a repressive, police state.