Iranians blocking a street during a protest in Tehran, Iran, on January 9, 2026. | MAHSA/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images Iran’s regime is on the ropes. The recent wave of protests, the government’s bloody crackdown, and the US threat of direct intervention all mark a profound turning point in its modern history.   The Islamic Republic’s current trajectory is unsustainable — without a course correction, a gradual internal disintegration of the economy and the increasing reliance on force to suppress dissent will doom the government to a painful death, albeit a slow one.  For m...

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