Has the crisis over Iran driven its already weakened leader to the brink? Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is unpopular but do the people of Iran want regime change from outside? And if he falls, what then for Iran?

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Guests: 

• Professor Mohsen Milani, Author, The Making of Iran’s Islamic Revolution.
• Fatemeh Jamalpour, Iranian Journalist.

Host: Manveen Rana, 

Producer: Shabnam Grewal. 

Further reading: 

Will Israel’s strikes on Iran bring about a regime change?

Iran needs regime change — I’d die for it, says Shah’s son

Iran’s Rise and Rivalry with the US in the Middle East: Iran's Rise and its Geostrategic Rivalry with the US in the Middle East by Mohsen Milani 

Further listening: Iran strikes back: what next?

Clips: BBC, ITN News, Coup53, MSNBC, ABC, Al Jazeera English, CBS, DW News.

Photo: Getty Images.

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