A view from the Arab side of the Gulf. From al-Arabiya:
"In order to avoid arousing the wrath of the Iranian citizen, the regime will be forced to increase domestic spending - which will place huge pressures on the budget – so as to win over the broad angry masses. No matter what it costs it and whatever the justifications may be, the regime will refrain from raising prices."
"Major powers that support Iran, like China and Russia, will wait and reassess the domestic performance of the Iranian government. If they realize that the popularity of this regime is dropping, this would be an indication of long and exhausting problems for the regime. They will thus not risk supporting Tehran's political stands as they used to do before Iran was struck with the recent political earthquake."
-Jon
Politics By Other Means
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