Unpacking the situation in Iran: What comes next?

0 January 15, 2026 02:31

After two weeks of unrest, Iran says the situation is now "under total control." At the same time, tens of thousands of government supporters took to the streets this week, answering official calls to show solidarity with the state. So what triggered this wave of unrest in the first place? How is the Iranian government responding to mounting economic and social pressure? And amid signals from Washington about backing protesters, where might Iran–U.S. relations go from here?
Guests in this edition of Dialogue are Prof. Shahram Akbarzadeh, director of the Middle East Studies Forum at Deakin University; Prof. Peter Kuznick, director of the Nuclear Studies Institution at American University; and Professor Wang Jin, from Northwest University of China.

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