Iran: A Regime with Nothing Left but Force By Inés M. Pousadela Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.

https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/02/iran-a-regime-with-nothing-left-but-force/?utm_source=email_marketing&utm_admin=146128&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Will_Palestine_Preside_Over_the_Next_UN_General_Assembly_Nothing_Compares_to_Human_Lives_Lost_Reflec MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Feb 24 2026 (IPS) - The Islamic Republic of Iran has put down another uprising, with a ferocity that makes previous crackdowns seem restrained. The theocratic regime has survived, but it has done so by substituting violence for the economic security it cannot provide and the political legitimacy it no longer has. Its show of force is also an admission of weakness. Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.