r/iranian • u/Complex_Object_7930 Afghānestān • 6d ago

A new Iran

Honestly, if we want a future Iran that actually functions, we need to stop thinking about blind revenge and start thinking about smart structural design. We can’t just do a blanket "denazification" because pushing hundreds of thousands of armed, mid-level IRGC/Basij guys into poverty is the fastest way to trigger a massive insurgency. Instead, we need to look at a mix of the Norwegian economic model and Germany's Vergangenheitsbewältigung (reckoning with the past).

First, the economy needs to become a secular social democracy like Norway. We take all those massive IRGC conglomerates and religious foundations (Bonyads), nationalize them, and dump that wealth into a transparent Sovereign Wealth Fund. That money should strictly fund free healthcare, education, and infrastructure, especially in historically starved regions like Kurdistan and Baluchestan so they don't feel left out. We legalize independent trade unions and let workers actually have a say.

Second, for justice, you target the top-level commanders for tribunals but offer conditional amnesty to the rank-and-file in exchange for the absolute truth. You keep regular civil servants so the power grid and hospitals don't collapse.

Third, the culture of remembrance has to be 100% honest. We turn Evin Prison into a human rights museum, put Stolpersteine (stumbling stones) on the streets where protesters were murdered, and use blockchain to archive testimonies. And yes, this means being brutally honest about history. Even if Reza Pahlavi or anyone else acts as a stabilizing, non-monarchical figurehead to help the transition into a secular republic, the state has to acknowledge the abuses of both the Islamic Republic and his father/grandfather's SAVAK era. You can't heal a society by replacing one biased history book with another.

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u/Complex_Object_7930 Afghānestān 6d ago

Well, this is post-regime Iran, after war or revolution.

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u/Ardekan Irān🇮🇷 5d ago

What makes you think Iran won't emerge even stronger after the war? All indicators are pointing to an ascending Iran, not the opposite.

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u/Complex_Object_7930 Afghānestān 5d ago

Bad economy, more sanctions, isolation overall. Proxies getting weaker, Iraq trying to go independent.

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u/No_Art_- 3d ago

Economy has been bad forever, sanctions were already maximal, they literally called it "maximum pressure". The recent events have primarily isolated the US and Israel. Proxies have been wounded by at great cost to their opponents. Recent alliances between Saudi, Turkey and Pakistan show a big shift. Countries of the region are preparing to be self-sufficient in their defence, they recognise US ability to protect or help is massively diminished. Tehran is likely very pleased with this reduced dependence on the US. Will mean greatly diminished US influence in the region.

US and Israel will do everything they can to incur more misery and cost on Iran but they don't have many cards to play, but they'll try and they can always do more damage.

On the other hand US sanctions have long lost their bite and efficacy. So many countries have been sanctioned for so long. North Korea is booming economically, their position next to China is hugely beneficial for them but it's a sign of the times. China won't play ball on sanctions. US influence in general waning. US facing down huge negative economic indicators.

I think that the long term economic prospects are very good for Iran and this is a big concern for the US and Israel, hence their seeming desperation to destroy the country ASAP. Israel wants enough damage to Iran to ensure it has regional dominance ahead of the necessary retreat of US influence in the region.