OPINION: Hope on horizon for stability and political freedom in Iran

What is unfolding inside Iran meets the legal threshold for crimes against humanity

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By taking to the streets in massive numbers, the Iranians have created a historic opening — one that could finally end the Islamic Republic’s long-standing nuclear and missile challenge and reshape a regional security order defined for decades by coercion and threat.

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For over four decades, the Islamic Republic has been a source of instability in West Asia and beyond, including confrontations with Israel and the United States. Through sustained financial and military support for armed non-state actors such as Hezbollah and Hamas, and through the systematic export of violence and ideological extremism, the Islamic Republic has undermined regional and global security.

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