The results speak for themselves: The Islamic Republic grew only more hardline, and the people rallied around the regime as their only defense against military aggression. A multiday funeral for the slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei drew tens of millions of Iranians. “Iran is an extremely nationalistic state,” observed Rosemary Kelanic of Defense Priorities during a recent podcast. Many if not most Iranians dislike the regime, Kelanic said, “but they understand that you go to war with the regime you have, not the regime you wish you had.”
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