A state with public backing does not flood its cities with checkpoints, expand executions and shut down the internet.
Author - Janatan Sayeh
Born and raised in Tehran, Janatan Sayeh is the Iran analyst at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, focused on Iranian domestic affairs and the Islamic Republic’s regional malign influence. Previously, he held various research roles at the International Republican Institute, Washington Institute for Near East Policy and the American Enterprise Institute.
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