Once again, Gateway Pundit is on top of the news out of Iran where violence against the government continues.

The fragility of the current regime can be seen in these figures taken from the CIA Factbook;

Unemployment rate: 11.2%
Population below the poverty line: 40%
Inflation rate: 15.8%
Public debt: 25.3% of GDP
Ethnic groups: Persian 51%, Azeri 24%, Gilaki and Mazandarani 8%, Kurd 7%, Arab 3%, Lur 2%, Baloch 2%, Turkmen 2%, other 1%
Languages: Persian and Persian dialects 58%, Turkic and Turkic dialects 26%, Kurdish 9%, Luri 2%, Balochi 1%, Arabic 1%, Turkish 1%, other 2%
Median age: total: 24.8 years; male: 24.6 years; female: 25 years

Are we behind the current uptick in violence against the regime? I hope so. The Islamic Republic has been at war with us since 1979.