Ever since the 12-day war between Iran and Israel in June 2025 began, there were rumours of regime change in Iran, which subsided with the end of the war. President Trump’s aggressive, yet conflicting statements since then have done nothing but confusing overall understanding of the situation. During the recent protests across Iran, the hopes of regime change resurfaced, however not only were the protests controlled amicably, but the regime also survived in strength. Analysts have been guessing what comes next in Iran. This article is an attempt to shed the fog and clarify the situation as much as possible.

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Iran’s theocratic regime, patronised with the concept of Vilayet e Faqih took over the reins of the country post 1979 revolution against the monarchy. One may recall that, at that time also the protests were also basically motivated via economic hardships being faced by the people. The protests were turned into an ideological movement that saw defections from the governmental organs, and support for Shah was........

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