Iran’s Onion Structure of Power

why the Islamic Republic Survives Crisis?By Raghu Kondori,  in “The Jerusalem Strategic Tribune”

Why the Islamic Republic Survives Crisis, Resists Reform, and Defies Conventional State Analysis.

For decades, analysts have repeatedly misunderstood the Islamic Republic of Iran because they have tried to interpret it through models designed for conventional states. Some view Iran as a rigid centralized dictatorship in which all power flows vertically from a single supreme authority. Others assume that every major crisis — sanctions, protests, economic collapse, military confrontation, or leadership transition — should naturally produce rapid regime disintegration.

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