Attack in Iran: 'The Islamic Republic has broken the bond it once sought to forge between the state and the people'
- Posted on March 4, 2026
- By Le Monde
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Attack in Iran: 'The Islamic Republic has broken the bond it once sought to forge between the state and the people'

OP-ED. Researchers Jean-Pierre Digard, Bernard Hourcade and Yann Richard reflect on two centuries of opposition between Iran and the West, and question whether the current situation should be seen as a failure of the regime or of the Iranian nation itself.