GIGA Forum

Iran at a Crossroads: Domestic Transformations and Future Scenarios

Datum

10.12.2025

Beginn

18:30 Uhr (MEZ)

Ende

19:45 Uhr (MEZ)

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  • The June 2025 “Twelve-Day War” between Iran and Israel has not only reshaped regional geopolitics but is also having profound repercussions inside Iran itself. The Islamic Republic is confronting a new set of challenges and opportunities as it seeks to project strength abroad while maintaining control at home. At the same time, Iranian society is undergoing deep transformations: younger generations are voicing their demands for greater freedoms, women continue to play a pivotal role in shaping protest movements, and economic hardships are fuelling both frustration and resilience across different social strata.

    This GIGA Forum ONLINE will explore how the war has altered the Islamic Republic’s legitimacy and strategic calculus, and what this means for the balance of power between various regime factions, state institutions, the Revolutionary Guards, and political elites. It will also highlight the lived realities of ordinary Iranians, examining how repression, economic pressures, and new forms of solidarity are remoulding the fabric of society.

    We will discuss different scenarios for the future of the Islamic Republic: Will the current regime be able to adapt to shifting domestic and regional dynamics, or are we witnessing the early signs of more fundamental change?

    Speakers: Sara Kermanian is a PhD candidate and a Doctoral Tutor in the Department of International Relations at the University of Sussex.

    Dr. Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi is a Senior Lecturer in the History of the Middle East at York University.

    Diba Mirzaei is a Doctoral Researcher at the GIGA Institute for Middle East Studies and currently a Zahedi Fellow with the Iranian Studies Program at Stanford University.

    Moderator: Hamid Talebian is a Doctoral Researcher at the GIGA Institute for Middle East Studies and University of Hamburg.



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    Online Event

    Sprache

    Englisch

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