
Iran Is Stuck in Permanent Crisis
War, and now a fragile ceasefire, is not bringing collapse in Iran but reinforcing and reorganizing its existing structures of power and inequality.
Dora Mengüç is a journalist who previously served as news manager at Sözcü TV and has worked across major newsrooms for more than two decades. He is currently a correspondent for Deutsche Welle and writes internationally for outlets including Le Parisien Matin.

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