CutTheClutter: Economic crisis, plunging currency & Trump factor: Iran protests & what's next for Ayatollah regime

Iran has witnessed widespread protests since 28 December,
triggered by economic crisis, plunging currency &
unemployment. #CutTheClutter episode 1782 looks at how these
protests differ from what the country has witnessed earlier.
ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta also explains how Iran's
economy has taken a hit since 7 October 2023, why the country
stands isolated, & the Trump factor. ----more----Watch
#CutTheClutter Episode 1684 here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRpCRxRfFy4----more----Read the
report by Karim Sadjadpour & Jack A. Goldstone in TheAtlantic
here:
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/2026/01/iran-revolution-protests-collapse/685578/----more----Read
Karim Sadjadpour's essay in Foreign Affairs
here:https://www.foreignaffairs.com/iran/autumn-ayatollahs----more----Read
David Remnick's essay in The New Yorker here:
https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/the-bloody-lesson-the-ayatollah-took-from-the-shah----more----Read
the essay by Jamsheed K. Choksy and Carol E. B. Choksy in Foreign
Affairs here:
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/iran/iranian-regime-could-fall