Iran’s opposition in exile is rethinking its support for the war

The longer the war drags on, the less clear are the benefits for ordinary Iranians

As America and Israel expand their target lists from regime strongholds to national infrastructure, fears for relatives left behind are mounting. Mr Pahlavi has been accused of showing greater sympathy for fallen American soldiers than for more than 1,500 civilians who have been bombed to death at home. Some say his alignment with Israel makes him “a useful idiot” and that he has acquired an autocratic streak akin to the ayatollahs’.

On March 28th an unusually broad coalition of Iran’s political, ethnic and religious groups met in London to launch the Iran Freedom Congress, which says it will keep its distance from America and Israel. Speakers denounced attacks by those countries on oil facilities and defence installations. The war, one said, was a catastrophe that had strengthened the regime just as domestic unrest had begun to push for a democratic transition.

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