Maybe, but the resulting ruling regime will eventually be similar. There will be a lot of talk about getting a democratic government in place and maybe there will be one for a bit but ultimately a dictator like government will rule. It turns out that democracy is hard and people have to be willing to constantly fight to keep it. One man rule seems to be the default government that most people get.
JumpCrisscross|1 month ago
I’m similarly pessimistic about democracy being a universal model. But Iran is a millennia-old civilization with a history that includes strongmen and local rule. If there is somewhere in the Middle East a true republic should work, it’s in Iran.