Iran’s ethnic divisions risk violent fragmentation if the regime falls, challenging U.S. assumptions of a stable, centralized successor state.
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Ethnic communities face disproportionate executions, poverty, and cultural repression, driving a rights-based mobilization. While not uniformly separatist, these groups increasingly demand decentralized governance and fair resource allocation, challenging the state’s Persian-centric identity and reshaping Iran’s protest landscape.