https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-883276
How Iran's clerical regime has stayed standing | The Jerusalem Post
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https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/01/15/faulty-assumptions-about-iran-have-driven-a-failed-u-s-policy/?tpcc=recirc_right_rail051524
Iran Protests: Faulty Assumptions About the Clerical Regime Have Driven a Failed U.S. Policy
Jan 15, 2026 - Believing that the clerical regime could be pragmatic was a mistake.
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