Has Iran reached the point of no return? In this episode of Beyond the Summit, host Amir Golshani sits down with Professor Ali Ansari, one of the world’s most preeminent historians of modern Iran, to navigate the "fog of history" and uncover the terminal decline of the Islamic Republic. While the regime spends millions to control the narrative abroad, it has fundamentally lost the hearts and minds of its people at home. Professor Ansari breaks down why the "emotional contract" between the state and the people is permanently shattered and explains the historical patterns of recurrence that suggest we aren't just seeing a cycle of protests, we are witnessing the death of a political system.

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