Reza Pahlavi’s restoration unlikely. 1979 Revolution dismantled monarchy. Nostalgia can’t rule Iran.
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Mojtaba’s succession means revolutionary continuity: clerical rule, anti-imperial resistance, and IRGC dominance over reform.
Khamenei’s assassination deepens the Islamic Revolution; martyrdom transforms him from leader to sacred memory.
The 1979 revolution was a bait-and-switch; after 47 years, the real revolution is coming.
Tunisia’s 2011 revolution was fueled by the UGTT, where women trade unionists played an instrumental but overlooked role.
Iran’s 1979 revolution shows that regime change can lead to a broad coalition being outmaneuvered by a single, authoritarian faction.
Tunisia’s revolutionary conditions have returned, but its once-supportive military, civil society, and political class have not.