If the support is European then Iran will have as much support from us as Syria or Georgia - they are left to fend for themselves.

But of course, we are talking about American support and therefore - even with MAGA having learnt its lesson from Afghanistan - a Libyan scenario with an air campaign until the regime falls. It took months of a civil war that was taking place on the coast. Look at where Tehran is located.

Even forgetting... everything, everything else... you want at this stage to cause a civil war lasting several years for ~400 deaths. Not that the repression is not revolting but it would be like causing 1-2 million casualties over four years because Minsk 2 is poorly implemented. For heaven's sake.

So support the protesters, fine, but do not use them as an excuse for your own ambitions.

Yes, we should be able to support the Iranian people who, as Persians with a history spanning millennia, deserve a helping hand! Especially since, unlike the USA, they did not exterminate the inhabitants of the land to take their place. The problem is: how? And if they want to remain an Islamic country, I have no objection to that, it's their right. Israel is a theocracy, isn't it? For example, an Israeli woman must ask the rabbi's permission to be able to divorce; or when you're Israeli in the West Bank, whether you're a settler, police officer or soldier, you can kill a Palestinian with complete peace of mind, even without being attacked. In the name of Yahweh!

But to return to the subject of the debate, how can we help the Iranian people? Drop weapons to them by parachute? I don't really have any other feasible and realistic ideas. The important thing is that the USA doesn't get involved, because in terms of "acting without thinking about the consequences", they have a more than loaded track record... negatively.