In recent commentary shared on Truth Social, US President Donald Trump questioned the timing of an anticipated uprising by the Iranian populace against their government. However, Hossein Hamdieh, a social researcher currently located in the Iranian capital, contends that the current conflict is actually consolidating national unity against external threats rather than fracturing it.
Hamdieh, who holds a joint PhD in Geography and Anthropology from Humboldt University of Berlin and King’s College London, argues that Washington may be fundamentally misinterpreting the situation on the ground. He suggests that if expecting an internal revolt constitutes official US policy, it represents a profound and immediate failure.
Noting the absence of real-time, reliable nationwide polling, Hamdieh bases his assessment on direct conversations with various individuals across Tehran. His observations challenge the narrative that the Iranian people are poised to turn against their regime, indicating instead that the war has fostered solidarity among a previously divided nation.
Interesting how external threats often consolidate national unity. Hope his policy team reads Hamdieh’s analysis soon.
Trump really miscalculated this one. The war actually united Iranians instead of sparking the revolt he wanted.