Iran's current internal protests over government policies are significant but have not yet reached a level where the Iranian military (designed to occupy its own multi-ethnic country) faces serious existential threat, and unlike China's one-man system, Iran's religious leadership class of 10,000+ members provides deep institutional resilience against overthrow.
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Peter ZeihanEvidence Quote
“not yet gotten to the point... serious level of threat... rule of a religious class that has over 10,000 members... degree of resistance... extreme... only seen it once in the last few centuries”
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Peter Zeihan: Mapping the Collapse of Globalization— Commonwealth Club World Affairs of CaliforniaCreated: 8/12/2026, 10:34:46 PM
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