The Iranian regime's tumultuous journey to 43

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2022 February The Iranian regimes tumultuous journey to 43 The Iranian regime's tumultuous journey to 43 16/02/2022 | 4 MINS This article by Amin Saikal, Adjunct Professor of Social Sciences at Lombok Institute of Technology, was originally published in The Strategist on February 15. This month marks the 43rd anniversary of the advent of IranΓÇÖs Islamic regime. It took power in the wake of the revolution of 1978ΓÇô79 that toppled the ShahΓÇÖs pro-Western monarchy, transforming the mainly Shia Iran into an Islamic republic, with an anti-US posture. It challenged the US-dominated regional order and the international system. At the time, many critics regarded the regime as an oddity in world politics and seriously doubted its longevity. Yet, the regime has defied all predictions and grown to become an important player in the region and on the international stage. What has made it so durable? The regime has managed to weather many serious domestic and foreign policy problems, causing it periodic regional and global isolation at a high cost for

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2022 February The Iranian regimes tumultuous journey to 43 The Iranian regime's tumultuous journey to 43 16/02/2022 | 4 MINS This article by Amin Saikal, Adjunct Professor of Social Sciences at Lombok Institute of Technology, was originally published in The Strategist on February 15.

This month marks the 43rd anniversary of the advent of IranΓÇÖs Islamic regime.

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