I agree, but I still see it as a win: it shows that the government feels like some concessions are needed, even if those are mere signaling (and a morality police 2.0 will replace the current one).
You could at least trust how any government of a country with foreign investors would react to internal instability. An overthrow of the current government, which seems to be what you're advocating for, does not necessarily result in better outcomes for all.
"does not necessarily result in better outcomes for all"
You are right as far as the "there is always a worse alternative out there" observation goes. (Though I must note that this idea is rather trivial.)
But the alternative of tolerating the current regime on and on is pretty ghastly. If Iranians are ready to be shot dead in order to protest, the situation must be grim indeed.
I am not surprised the least that Russia and Iran now cooperate militarily. Birds of a feather flock together, and so do criminal regimes that waste lives of their own people.
This really does not make much sense when you think about the relationship between most Western Countries and SA, other Gulf States, Turkey, Azerbaijan etc..
Both Iran and Russia are politically and economically isolated this is more than enough to explain their closer cooperation.
If the protests subside, there will be Totally Not The Old Morality Police 2.0 established in no time.