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Why Iran may be approaching a breaking point

People carry Iranian flags and pro-government placards during a funeral ceremony for a group of security forces, who were killed during anti-government protests, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (Vahid Salemi/AP)
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People carry Iranian flags and pro-government placards during a funeral ceremony for a group of security forces, who were killed during anti-government protests, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (Vahid Salemi/AP)

Here & Now‘s Indira Lakshmanan speaks with Iranian American scholar and author Pardis Mahdavi, who, in a recent op-ed, writes: “What we are witnessing in Iran today is not simply unrest or protest. It is revolutionary energy — sustained, widespread and deeply rooted.”

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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