The forever prophecy of Iran's imminent collapse

Описание: On tonight's episode of Demystifying Iran on Al Mayadeen, Seyed Mohammad Marandi unpacks the "forever prophecy" of the Islamic Republic’s imminent collapse; a narrative recycled for 47 years across Western headlines, from the 1980s to 2026.

From early claims that the 1979 Revolution had "exhausted" its mandate, to 1990s predictions of economic unraveling, to 2000s demographic theories that a young generation would inevitably overthrow the system, and later the 2009 so-called Green Movement and the 2022 riots, the episode traces a consistent pattern: confident forecasts of regime change that never materialized.

The episode also revisits "Israel's" June 2025 war, when top Iranian military commanders and scientists were assassinated in a sudden wave of strikes amid indirect nuclear talks with the US. Yet, within hours, Iran retaliated, state institutions remained intact, and daily life continued.

Marandi situates this resilience within Iran’s deeper civilizational continuity, geography, and population scale, arguing that such a society cannot be governed by coercion alone.

Against this backdrop, the episode asks whether Western outlets will reconsider their assumptions after decades of failed predictions or whether they will continue forecasting collapse as long as the "Epstein Class" dominates Western political and media institutions.

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