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The false promise of regime change in Iran
Military intervention is not the way to bring about the fall of the Islamic republic.
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In the real world, there is every reason to be very wary of those calling for “regime change” in Iran, says the writer.
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Gideon Rachman
Could the end be approaching for the Islamic Republic of Iran? Unpopular at home, under attack by Israel and led by an 85-year-old supreme leader, the Iranian regime looks potentially vulnerable.
Anti-government demonstrations that began in 2022 were savagely repressed, with hundreds shot in the streets and thousands imprisoned. Mr Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s premier, is trying to reach out to the Iranian opposition. Even as he threatens to take military action against the country, he has predicted that freedom will come to Iran, “sooner than most people think”.
