Sean Rameswaram

To survive and establish new strategic advantages, the Islamic Republic had to adapt and innovate, changing how it waged war, ran the state, and managed society.

We wanted to hear more, and we started with the obvious.

Yeah, tell us more about this new regime, because I think everyone's kind of heard, oh yeah, new Ayatollah, even more hardline than previous Ayatollah.

Does that sum up this new generation that's in charge of Iran now, or is there more to it?

Are you talking about like the Lego AI videos?

Which were funny.

Okay, boomer.

I mean, how does the fact that Iran is now being led by Gen Xers, millennials, and not boomers like it was before, or like our country currently is, affect the new state of affairs in the country?

I mean, what does that mean for the way the country is being governed internally?

How has this new government shifted the balance of power in the region?

Nargis Bajoli is an associate professor at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.

Now that we've heard about the Iranian government, we want to hear about the Iranian people, and we will when we're back.

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