‘We have nothing to lose’: Why brave Iran rebels have finally had enough of Ayatollah as evil regime stands on the brink

FEARLESS Iranians leading protests have told The Sun they would rather die than let the Ayatollah’s regime survive. On the streets of Iran , the drums of rebellion are beating hard - fuelled by a population pushed to the brink. Even in traditionally loyal areas such as Bazaar, everyday Iranians have been facing off with ruthless Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps agents. At least 648 have been killed in deadly clashes as Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei faces being toppled. But with bodies piling high in the streets and morgues full, some human rights groups put the grisly toll much higher at over 3,000. Protests started more than two weeks ago over the collapse of the Rial currency, before morphing into demonstrations against clerical rulers who have governed since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. More on Iran Iran now stands at a historic crossroads - with the regime’s pillars of repression, corruption and aggression crumbling. Panicked Khamenei has backed himself into an existential deadlock - with no capacity for reform, whether political or economic. Facing the biggest challenge to his rule in years, the desperate Ayatollah is frantically trying to crush dissent and has ordered a total blackout of the internet in a bid to cut Iran off from the rest of the world. But The Sun was given unprecedented access to speak with brave members of People’s Mojahedin Organisation of Iran (PMOI/MEK) resistance units risking their lives on the frontline of the protests. Most read in The Sun Amir, a member of a resistance unit in the city of Shiraz, told how Iranians feel they have “nothing left to lose”. The 23-year-old said: “The young generation of Iran joins protests despite the risk of arrest, imprisonment, or even death, because for them, the cost of silence has exceeded the cost of protest. “When a young person sees their future, job, security, and human dignity destroyed, fear gives way to anger, and a courage born of a complete dead end. “This generation seeks a normal life: a predictable future, freedom of choice, justice, an end to discrimination, and respect for human beings, the very basic rights considered self-evident in many countries. “They reject the regime because they have experienced repression, lies, discrimination, and political deadlock to their very core, and they have lost all hope in promises of reform. “For this generation, rejecting the state is not a theoretical or emotional decision; it is the result of years of living under pressure and injustice. “The youth of Iran do not ask for paradise; they want a country where they can live, breathe, and build a future. A life without a future is, in itself, a form of death.” The cost of silence has exceeded the cost of protest Mass protests broke out at the end of December - triggered by escalating execution numbers coupled with social and economic collapse. More than 2,000 executions were carried out last year - over twice the number in 2024. But repression has failed to silence defiance -...

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