What’s the point of the UK talking to Tehran? More than you might think…

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Description

The West should have learnt by now – after the disasters in Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya – that enforced regime change in the Middle East is best avoided. Andreas Krieg, a leading Iran expert at King’s College London, thinks regime change in Iran would “not be clean or peaceful”. If the current theocracy falls, there is no significant alternative political-social structure to lead this country of 92 million into the light.

Period20 Jun 2025
Held atThe Independent

Keywords

  • Iran
  • Israel