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Arazi

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20. Iran has a two prong leadership structure

Reply to Melon (Original post)

Sun Jun 22, 2025, 06:16 PM

Jun 22

The Supreme (religious) leader who runs the IRGC and most of daily life.

And an “elected” (cough) president and unicameral legislature that’s elected every 4 years.

I presume Israel and Trump want to wipe out the religious prong and maybe salvage the rump elected officials but who the hell knows.

Any regime change MUST come from Iranians and not from outside agents.

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Regime change in Iran....discussion [View all] Melon Jun 22 OP

regime change has to be organic... WarGamer Jun 22 #1

I agree. But for that to really happen the people need to see weakness above. Melon Jun 22 #3

Since 1980 Iran has been doing to its citizens what djt is trying to do to us. Resistance is allegorical oracle Jun 22 #12

What War Gamer said. DemocratSinceBirth Jun 22 #2

"Regime change" rarely results in an improvement...nt Wounded Bear Jun 22 #4

And what if the next regime is worse than this one. Keepthesoulalive Jun 22 #5

Possible of course. It's hard to imagine a regime that would treat its people worse and go nuclear. Melon Jun 22 #8

Afghanistan Keepthesoulalive Jun 22 #9

Nation building is doomed to failure. Melon Jun 22 #11

Vietnam Keepthesoulalive Jun 22 #13

What WarGamer said. MarineCombatEngineer Jun 22 #6

the entire Middle East is watching. Tetrachloride Jun 22 #7

Netanyahu wants to restore a (Pahlavi) monarchy in Iran, however... AntiFascist Jun 22 #10

Fairly sure we just guaranteed no regime change in the near future. Xolodno Jun 22 #14

+1. Their national pride is more important right now dalton99a Jun 22 #16

No. H2O Man Jun 22 #15

We need a regime change here in the USA. America first. Autumn Jun 22 #17

It's up to the people of Iran to get regime change JI7 Jun 22 #18

Forced regime change by the US Bettie Jun 22 #19

Iran has a two prong leadership structure Arazi Jun 22 #20