An IRGC insurgency against the country's new rulers could destabilize the entire Middle East

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As Iran convulses in the face of ongoing protests that have claimed more than 500 lives, the country’s neighbours watch with concern and anxiety. The foremost question facing Pakistan, the United States, Israel and Turkey is: what will replace Iran’s decades-old theocratic regime, if and when it falls?

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What will happen to regime loyalists if the government collapses? If the Islamic regime goes, would it usher in a prolonged period of instability, and how different would that be from the current chaos? These questions are doubtlessly causing sleepless nights for the leaders of Pakistan, which recently faced a conflict with India and is trying to manage Afghanistan on its western flank while fighting