"When Liberation Becomes Subjugation: The Moral Paradox of Regime Change in Iran" by Hossein Dabbagh & Patrick Hassan (keywords: Iran; Regime Change; Anti-Imperialism; Islamic Republic; Legitimacy)
This essay critiques the moral and strategic failure of foreign-imposed regime change in Iran, arguing that such interventions paradoxically reinforce the Islamic Republic's legitimacy rooted in anti-imperialism. Drawing on post-colonial theory and historical precedent, Dabbagh and Hassan call for “solidaristic non-imperialism”: supporting grassroots Iranian movements without replicating imperialist dynamics that undermine authentic agency and indigenous democratic change.