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As Iran finds itself at the heart of conflicts in the Middle East, how can we understand the specific challenges facing this country?
Since February 2026, Iran has been the target of American and Israeli strikes, leading to a new escalation of conflicts in the Middle East. What are the key issues at the heart of this crisis? To better understand the situation, historian Ali Ansari goes back to the roots of the country’s history; Lebanese journalist Nadim Koteich elaborates on its religious implications, while Mahtab Gholizadeh, an Iranian journalist in exile, highlights the resource war. These specialists on Iran also address a central question: how does the Tehran regime manage to maintain its grip on power despite everything?
