The-International-Relations-of-Public-Protests-in-Iran

The protests have already reduced the possibility of normalized relations between the Islamic Republic and the West, throwing the fate of the JCPOA further in doubt. [...] But in any case, with or without the JCPOA, the recent protests have widened the gap between the Islamic Republic and the West so that normalized relations between the two sides cannot be expected in the foreseeable future. [...] Last year, Iran also signed an agreement with Russia to cooperate in the field of information security.13 Therefore, Iran’s perception of the ascending role of Russia and China in the international system, the unpromising perspective of relations with the West, as well as the authoritarian empathy between Tehran, Moscow, and Beijing, are among the factors that, in the aftermath of the protests, wi. [...] Finally, regarding the third regional aspect of the protests, what is happening in Iran is the most recent instance of the crisis of public legitimacy in the so-called “axis of resistance.” Over the past three years, Iran and its non-state allies have faced growing public backlash throughout the region. [...] The protests, and the international sympathy for the protesters, have further reduced the possibility of normalized relations between the Islamic Republic and the West.