Abbas Daiyar: Ever since the Islamic Revolution in 1979, Iran’s theocratic regime has attempted to legitimize the dictatorship through democratic instruments, but the most recent presidential elections proved to Iranians that real change can only be established through a revolutionary overthrow of the clerical regime.
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As the movement against Iran’s controversial election is fading, the West is likely to resort to imposing more sanctions against Tehran. ++ But “the only viable…. strategy is to stop trying to isolate Iran and instead nudge Iranians into engaging more with modern Asia.” ++ The regions’ historic ties could motivate Tehran to reconsider its current engagements. ++ Further,
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