repression

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“The only strategy the regime knows is repression,” said Saeid Golkar, an associate professor at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and an Iran expert.

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“The only strategy the regime knows is repression,” said Saeid Golkar, an associate professor at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and Iran expert.

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This repression makes the continuing protests all the more remarkable.

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Mustapha Pakzad, a geopolitical analyst focused on Iran, said repression could rapidly harden if the protests turn overwhelmingly against the Islamic Republic.

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Although the work of rebuilding is far from complete, it is proceeding despite Iran’s instability and attendant repression, and despite water shortages that could require officials to abandon Tehran as the capital.

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