Tehran's method of governance has reached a dead end, former top adviser tells Euronews
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Key Points:
- Protests in Iran over hyperinflation and cost-of-living increases have resulted in at least eight deaths, with US President Trump warning of military intervention if protesters are killed.
- Economist Saeed Laylaz believes Iran faces worsening economic and social crises but does not foresee an imminent revolution; instead, he predicts a "Bonapartist" figure may emerge from within the system to restore governance efficiency.
- Laylaz attributes Iran's economic troubles primarily to government inefficiency, corruption, and policy failures rather than foreign sanctions or lack of democracy, emphasizing systemic deadlock and capital theft as key issues.
- Despite tensions, Laylaz doubts that a war would topple the Islamic Republic, though he acknowledges a high risk of conflict
