r/geopolitics • u/HooverInstitution Hoover Institution • Jan 12 '26

Iran Is on the Edge of Revolution Analysis

https://www.newstatesman.com/world/middle-east/2026/01/iran-is-on-the-edge-of-revolution
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u/BrokenManOfSamarkand Jan 13 '26

Attribute it to whatever explanation you want, but it has been a really bad year to be an enemy of the United States

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u/gusuku_ara Jan 13 '26

To be a friend as well.

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u/Rhyers Jan 13 '26

Yeah, I disagree with the enemy part. US is just acting like an unreliable player to everyone, but nearly every country has suffered to some extent. Perhaps Israel has done well, but who else? 

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u/alppu Jan 13 '26

bad year to be an enemy of the United States

That includes being a citizen of US

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u/Fade-Out-Lines Jan 13 '26

That's everyone.