

The religious cabal that has led Iran since then, currently led by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader, regards enmity with the United States and keeping women in their place as critical to their survival in power. Amini, who was detained by the guidance patrol for allegedly wearing her hijab improperly, is an outrageous sample of the violence the Islamic Republic has visited on women since coming to power in 1979.

Iranians who are sick and tired of living under a tyrannical theocracy deserve the support of the United States and its allies. Amini’s death, led by women, have persisted for weeks and have brought Iranians in dozens of cities into the streets to reveal the depth of their anger. 16 - are a symbol of far broader discontent with Iran’s corrupt and incompetent leaders. The hijabs that thousands of Iranian women and girls have been burning in defiance over the past few weeks - since the death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of Iran’s morality police on Sept.
