The collapse of Iran’s regional strategy over the past two years marks a turning point from which recovery appears exceedingly difficult. When combined with the regime’s mounting domestic crises—economic stagnation, social discontent, political repression, and cultural alienation, particularly among the country’s restless youth—it becomes clear that the post-Khamenei era will signify not merely a change in leadership, but a profound rupture with the past 40 years of Iran’s revolutionary history.

Iran’s Regional Autumn