Why Constitutional Monarchy Is Gaining Support in Iran

Nearly five decades after the 1979 Islamic Revolution, Iran is experiencing one of the deepest legitimacy crises in its modern history. Economic collapse, political repression, corruption, and social unrest have profoundly weakened public confidence in the Islamic Republic. At the same time, a growing number of Iranians—both inside the country and in the diaspora—have begun openly discussing constitutional monarchy as a possible alternative political system for a post-Islamic Republic Iran.