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  "path": "/news/infightings/negotiation-or-war-why-both-paths-sustain-irans-theocracy/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-09T16:07:20.000Z",
  "site": "https://irannewsupdate.com",
  "tags": [
    "Iran Politics",
    "News Digest",
    "Iran News Digest",
    "Iran Protests",
    "Iran Revolution",
    "Iran War",
    "Top Story",
    "Negotiation or War? Why Both Paths Sustain Iran’s Theocracy",
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  "textContent": "Only the Iranian people—not foreign powers—hold the key to regime change For decades, policymakers have framed the question of Iran’s future in binary terms: negotiation or war. Yet this framing is fundamentally flawed. Neither engagement with nor confrontation against the ruling religious dictatorship has ever been designed to prioritize the interests of the Iranian people. […]\n\nThe post Negotiation or War? Why Both Paths Sustain Iran’s Theocracy appeared first on Iran News Update.",
  "title": "Negotiation or War? Why Both Paths Sustain Iran’s Theocracy"
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