The Threshold of Fear: Why 2026 Marks the End of the Islamic Republic

The 2026 protests differ from the "Green Movement" of 2009 because there is no longer a call for "reform." The Iranian people have concluded that the system of Velayat-e Faqih (Guardianship of the Jurist) is fundamentally unreformable. They have watched "moderate" presidents be humiliated and "hardliners" double down on repression, leading to the collective realization that the entire structure must be dismantled to allow the nation to breathe.