Are Iranians Beginning To Dissent Against Their Government?

USA Today/Global Post: Iranians quietly question their government's role in Syria and beyond

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's decision to sign the Vienna nuclear agreement has opened up a wide discussion on formerly taboo topics. For the first time in years some Iranian intellectuals — both reformists and conservatives — are cautiously raising questions about Iran's foreign policy.

Some are criticizing previous government decisions related to the 1979 takeover of the U.S. Embassy, the duration of the Iran-Iraq War and the high cost of Iran's nuclear program. Iran's support for Syria's President Bashar Assad is also up for discussion, according to Mohammad Pirali, managing editor of the conservative newspaper Siasat-e Rooz (Politics Daily). Iran provides the bulk of Assad's armaments, as well as military advisers.

WNU Editor: The prisons are still filled with political dissidents, The Secret Police is still operational. Those who run for political office are vetted by the state. The media and the internet are tightly controlled. In this environment to say that some Iranians are quietly questioning their government's role in Syria and elsewhere is an understatement. The above video is 2 months old and it is from the CBC (Canadian).