The nation of Iran faces an essential crossroads because of internal turmoil and foreign dangers, which produce a dangerous situation that affects both local and worldwide defence systems. The United States under President Trump has made direct military attack threats, while Iran faces rising international detachment, and the government uses force to silence protesters throughout the country. The internal problems of the country, together with outside forces, create conditions which might lead to incorrect decisions. The main argument of this research demonstrates that Iran’s domestic problems, together with American military aggression, will lead to increased chances of regional conflict escalation, which will create global energy market instability and damage international rules of conduct, thus requiring diplomatic solutions and international cooperation.

The domestic crisis in Iran has reached a critical point, which affects all aspects of the country. The urban areas have experienced rising protest numbers because people there face economic decline, government control and lose faith in their current leadership. The state has used force to kill thousands of people while making tens of thousands of arrests, which demonstrates its violent approach to handling the situation. The government has worked to make dissent seem illegitimate through its claim that all protests stem from foreign interference, which they link to the Israel-Iran conflict, even though this conflict ended in mid-2025. The story functions to boost national pride through its depiction of any opposition as treasonous behaviour against the nation. The extensive duration of protests demonstrates that people are protesting because of multiple government failures, which include corruption and poor economic administration. The government resorts to force instead of implementing changes, which produces more instability while it damages public confidence in their leadership. The nation experiences rising social divisions because its diplomatic relations with foreign governments and their citizens continue to deteriorate.

The United States has chosen coercive brinkmanship as its strategic approach in this situation. President Trump has announced his intention to take “strong action” through possible airstrikes, which would stop the current repression and show the U.S.........

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