Welcome to this Clingendael blog series ‘Iran in transition’. It targets a global audience of readers interested in Iran and aims to contribute to open and substantiated debate about possible socio-political directions the country might take. The blog series departs from the assumption that change in the Islamic Republic has become inevitable given the acceleration of protest frequency and the impact of the 2022-2023 protests on the legitimacy of Iran’s ruling elites. Iran has effectively entered a state of transition.

Welcome to this Clingendael blog series ‘Iran in transition’. It targets a global audience of readers interested in Iran and aims to contribute to open and substantiated debate about possible socio-political directions the country might take. The blog series departs from the assumption that change in the Islamic Republic has become inevitable given the acceleration of protests and the impact of the 2022-2023 protests on the legitimacy of Iran’s ruling elites. Iran has effectively entered a state of transition.