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Protests in Iran

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Is the Next Moment of Transition in Iran More Uncertain Than 1989?

There are many parallels in how Ayatollah Khomeini has purged so many from his inner circle. He disinherited his successor, who was meant to succeed him as a Supreme leader. In many ways, we find ourselves now with a political sort of milieu where he has similarly purged or eliminated all of his rivals. And I think both, at both moments, Iran was left weaker, politically divided and, you know, arguably just unstable.

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