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Hussein Banai

Iran’s future will be decided by Iranians, not by the US or exiled princes Sign In to read

Transitions are rarely linear, and history offers no guarantees. But what is clear is that the Islamic Republic has reached the limits of its governing imagination. It no longer knows how to adapt without undoing itself

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