Not really, the Iranian clerical establishment is fabulously corrupt, and like other oligarchies have used their political power to enrich themselves, primarily by taking monopoly control over swathes of the economy. That’s not socialism or even state capitalism, it’s crony capitalism. That probably rankles the population even more than the petty religious restrictions.
In fact, it does remind one of how Tory donors had a special VIP lane to get Covid PPE contracts, despite failing to demonstrate any relevant experience in the field, but the British people have failed to demand accountability for this like many other things.
