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Iran's Leadership Fears Economic Collapse and Domestic Unrest

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Iran's Leadership Fears Economic Collapse and Domestic Unrest

๐Ÿ“‰ TEHRAN โ€” The regime that declared total war is quietly afraid of winning it. ๐Ÿ“Œ LOOK CLOSER: With the MOU dead and Trump owning its collapse, Iran's hardliners face a split: public offensive posture vs. private fear of economic rupture and street unrest. That gap is the only remaining lever Washington has. If Treasury tightens sanctions now, it doesn't pressure the IRGC โ€” it pressures Khamenei's domestic legitimacy calculus.

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