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Iran's political transformation and regional strategy are the complex outcomes of modernization, foreign intervention, resource politics, and ideological change, balancing revolutionary ideology with pragmatic security considerations. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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Examine the historical evolution of Iran's political system and regional posture from the late Pahlavi period through the post-Khamenei transition.

August 19, 2026Open Access

Empire, Oil, and Revolution: Political Transformation in Iran From the Pahlavi Monarchy to the Post-Khamenei Transition

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V-Vishnu Prakash Mangu -Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University

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Qualitative historical analysis reveals the interplay of oil politics, ideology, and foreign intervention across Iran's political evolution, highlighting drivers of regional strategy.

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Examine the historical evolution of Iran's political system and regional posture from the late Pahlavi period through the post-Khamenei transition.
Conducted a qualitative historical-analytical investigation using secondary sources.
Applied theoretical frameworks of Realism, Rentier State Theory, and Regional Security Complex Theory to evaluate institutional continuity and geopolitical change.
Demonstrated that Iran's systemic transformation stems from cumulative interactions among modernization, foreign intervention, resource politics, and the institutionalization of Velayat-e-Faqih.
Showed that Iranian regional strategy and nuclear policy systematically balance ideological commitments with pragmatic security calculations.
Identified the impending post-Khamenei leadership succession as a pivotal determinant for future domestic governance and regional influence.

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Vishnu Prakash Mangu - (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8563fe03308d306e2d770d https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21974237

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Qualitative historical analysis reveals the interplay of oil politics, ideology, and foreign intervention across Iran's political evolution, highlighting drivers of regional strategy.

Empire, Oil, and Revolution: Political Transformation in Iran From the Pahlavi Monarchy to the Post-Khamenei Transition

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Empire, Oil, and Revolution: Political Transformation in Iran From the Pahlavi Monarchy to the Post-Khamenei Transition

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