Vali Nasr
@valinasr.bsky.social
Professor Johns Hopkins-SAIS, Fr Sr Advisor, State Dept, author of Iran's Grand Strategy https://a.co/d/egLBCgz
Reposted by Vali Nasr
This is uncharted territory for the Islamic Republic as they have organic, bottom-up pressure, with segments of the society that were historically the backbone of the republic protesting, which has mushroomed into something much bigger. Geranmayeh in @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/cb0f...
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January 12, 2026 at 3:20 PM
This is uncharted territory for the Islamic Republic as they have organic, bottom-up pressure, with segments of the society that were historically the backbone of the republic protesting, which has mushroomed into something much bigger. Geranmayeh in @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/cb0f...