Why Iran’s diaspora doesn't offer an easy governing solution

The U.S. and Israeli offensive against the Islamic Republic of Iran continues unabated. So far, however, Iran’s regime is holding on — so much for the rapid internal collapse that many predicted.

“I never know what exactly people mean by internal collapse,” says Arash Azizi, a contributing writer at the Atlantic and expert on Iranian politics. “Does one think the crisis would be so bad, for example, that the rulers will have to just give up and go? This is their job; they’re not simply going to give up.”