As protests once again spread across Iranian cities in recent weeks, observers asked a familiar question: Is the Islamic Republic finally nearing collapse? Rising prices, currency freefall, labor strikes, and open defiance of clerical authority have produced a level of unrest that would destabilize most regimes. Yet, despite repeated cycles of mass protests in Iran, including the most recent spate, they have so far failed to translate into a political rupture. The problem is not a lack of

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