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1 week agoIran's New Year demonstrations and the question of regime survival
New Year protests in Iran reflect economic hardship, sanctions, and regional attacks shaping repeated dissent and the state's responses.
While Benjamin Netanyahu earlier this year achieved his dream of dragging the US into a military confrontation with Iran, it came at a steep and unprecedented cost for Israel. Seeing Netanyahu beg Donald Trump to be bailed out from a quagmire, a rising number of Americans openly acknowledge that Israel is not an ally but a liability. In September, the US's Arab allies also reached the conclusion that we Iranians have always underscored: Israel's recklessness is a threat to all.