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Protests in Iran

The LRB Podcast

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What Would the Best Case Scenario Be?

A plausible best case scenario would be senior figures in the Islamic Republic reckoning that for the preservation of the core of the system, perhaps not in its sort of entirety. You know, impunity has been the way that the state has conducted itself and taken no responsibility for almost anything. It's broken down so much trust between Iranians and the state that when there seems to be what appears for all intents and purposes to be an ISIS attack in the middle of Iran people are entirely doubtful. They think that it's the state itself distracting attention from the protests.

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