In the four years I have been observing Iran, I have seen the government dismantle systematically whatever space, whatever structures there were for the people to be more assertive of their rights. Civil society is now severely curtailed in the country. Three or four years ago, it remained viable to organize protests and push back laws that were in the parliament for their interests. Now even that space is gone.
Really, what we saw in Iran a few years back, a very active civil society that was able to mobilize itself, has now been dismantled by a mixture of, I think, persecution, regression and other developments, leaving almost no space for a homegrown, as it were, movement in that country.
I do agree there must be domestic ownership of change. That is what makes it sustainable, but if you look at what happens in the world, it's a combination of domestic ownership and international support that maintains momentum towards positive change.