Even if the president-elect is able to deliver on his agenda — which would happen only with the blessing of the supreme leader — he is unlikely to satisfy those Iranians who already see the Islamic Republic as irredeemable. This is especially true of Nasleh Zed, who will not easily forget the faces of those killed and brutalized by the state over the years. To them, as long as an octogenarian cleric and his allies continue to rule over their country, Iran can’t be free.

The New York Times: Iran’s Gen Z Is Still Waiting for the Revolution