{"id":1802633,"date":"2026-03-02T18:33:40","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T15:33:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1802633"},"modified":"2026-03-02T18:33:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T15:33:40","slug":"irans-opposition-united-divided-ready-to-take-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1802633","title":{"rendered":"Iran&#8217;s opposition: United, divided, ready to take over?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/76189237_6.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"sk6xmai\">\n<div class=\"a17o045m\">\n<div class=\"av-wrapper\">\n<h1 aria-label=\"Video \u2014 Iran's opposition: United, divided, ready to take over? \" class=\"dy75pgs headline h1du6kc5 l1ozsu87 p1s74fjj s16w0xvi sngcpkw b1fzgn0z\"><span>Iran&#8217;s opposition: United, divided, ready to take over? <\/span><\/h1>\n<div data-tracking-name=\"video-player\" class=\"hh5424a av-player pd4yz45\">\n<div class=\"bg-poster\">\n<div><video controls playsinline data-duration=\"08:08\" data-play-btn-title=\"Play video\" dir=\"ltr\" id=\"video-76189214\" poster=\"image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" preload=\"none\" class=\"dw-player video-js vjs-fluid\"><source src=\"https:\/\/hlsvod.dw.com\/i\/dwtv_video\/flv\/je\/je20260302_FocusSegmentIranOpp_,AVC_480x270,AVC_512x288,AVC_640x360,AVC_960x540,AVC_1280x720,AVC_1920x1080,.mp4.csmil\/master.m3u8\" type=\"application\/x-mpegURL\" \/><\/video><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-area sa7l9jt s9mg977\">\n<section data-tracking-name=\"sharing-icons-inline\" class=\"c75t7t0 hh5424a in-line closed\">\n<div class=\"copy-button-wrapper closed\"><span class=\"svdcmki\">https:\/\/p.dw.com\/p\/59gII<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<p>In early January 2026, <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/iran\/t-18996175\">Iran<\/a> embarked on a brutal suppression of protesters, killing its citizens in the thousands. Then, at the end of February, the <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/us-israel-war-with-iran\/t-76168615\">US and Israel began airstrikes on Iran<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>US President <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/us-president-donald-trump-russia-ukraine-israel-gaza-tariffs-trade-war\/t-19434433\">Donald Trump<\/a> told Iranian citizens that\u00a0&#8220;now is the time to seize control of your destiny and to unleash the prosperous and glorious future that is close within your reach.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>But who was he addressing\u00a0\u2015 who is the opposition in Iran? DW takes a closer look.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"vjs-no-js\">To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that <a href=\"https:\/\/videojs.com\/html5-video-support\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">supports HTML5 video<\/a><\/p>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<p>In early January 2026, <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/iran\/t-18996175\">Iran<\/a> embarked on a brutal suppression of protesters, killing its citizens in the thousands. Then, at the end of February, the <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/us-israel-war-with-iran\/t-76168615\">US and Israel began airstrikes on Iran<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>US President <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/us-president-donald-trump-russia-ukraine-israel-gaza-tariffs-trade-war\/t-19434433\">Donald Trump<\/a> told Iranian citizens that\u00a0&#8220;now is the time to seize control of your destiny and to unleash the prosperous and glorious future that is close within your reach.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>But who was he addressing\u00a0\u2015 who is the opposition in Iran? DW takes a closer look.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>In early January 2026, <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/iran\/t-18996175\">Iran<\/a> embarked on a brutal suppression of protesters, killing its citizens in the thousands. Then, at the end of February, the <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/us-israel-war-with-iran\/t-76168615\">US and Israel began airstrikes on Iran<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>US President <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/us-president-donald-trump-russia-ukraine-israel-gaza-tariffs-trade-war\/t-19434433\">Donald Trump<\/a> told Iranian citizens that\u00a0&#8220;now is the time to seize control of your destiny and to unleash the prosperous and glorious future that is close within your reach.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>But who was he addressing\u00a0\u2015 who is the opposition in Iran? DW takes a closer look.<\/p>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/irans-opposition-united-divided-ready-to-take-over\/video-76189214&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/76189237_6.jpg&#8221;] Iran&#8217;s opposition: United, divided, ready to take over? https:\/\/p.dw.com\/p\/59gII In early January 2026, Iran embarked on a brutal suppression of protesters, killing its citizens in the thousands. Then, at the end of February, the US and Israel began airstrikes on Iran. 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