The Islamic Republic of Iran finds itself, again, on the brink of conflict with the West, with the United States sending an armada to the region. 

The latest tension follows mass demonstrations – and the mass killings of protesters – across Iran and raises the question of just how long the 47-year-old theocratic regime can survive. 

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Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert of Macquarie University specialises in Iran and the Middle East and spent almost three years as a political prisoner in the regime’s jails.