Why Has the Iranian Public Remained Silent On Syria?

Iranians have little sympathy for opposition groups across the Arab world, especially in Syria, and have been mostly silent when it comes to their government’s destructive interference in the country.

by Hamed Hashemi

In virtually all Muslim-majority countries, Islamic movements (like the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt) strongly appeal to groups and segments of society that oppose the established political order. Most of the regimes in the region are authoritarian and “pro-Western” in the eyes of their citizens, and Islamists offer an appealing alternati…