Lack of leadership is both a strength and weakness of Iran's protest movement

[DarlinG]

Lack of leadership is both a strength and weakness of Iran's protest movement The anti-government protests that have rocked Iran since Mahsa Amini's death on September 16 are unprecedented in scale and duration. But the protests' lack of a clear leader is proving to be both a strength and a weakness – it makes them harder to repress but also impedes the development of a viable political movement.