Iran’s multiethnic population shapes politics: Persians ~50%, grievances, cross-border ties. Ethnicity key to future.
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Iran won’t Balkanize; ethnic militias lack the manpower, unity, and backing to secede.
Iran’s ethnic divisions risk violent fragmentation if the regime falls, challenging U.S. assumptions of a stable, centralized successor state.
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.