Fascinating to see the strands of Iranian history and the points at which they become tangled and unintelligible. Any régime knows the unifying and nourishing power of an external enemy and the Great Satan has sometimes provided this too effectively. It would be interesting to know where committed but realistic members of the Iranian leadership see the Islamic Republic in, say, 2045 or 2050.
Fascinating to see the strands of Iranian history and the points at which they become tangled and unintelligible. Any régime knows the unifying and nourishing power of an external enemy and the Great Satan has sometimes provided this too effectively. It would be interesting to know where committed but realistic members of the Iranian leadership see the Islamic Republic in, say, 2045 or 2050.