Smoke and flames rise from an airstrike site on a central district of the Iranian capital, Tehran, on March 6, 2026. (Credit: Atta Kenare/AFP)
As the war the United States and Israel wages against the Islamic Republic reaches an unprecedented scale — involving twelve countries — the future of the region remains more uncertain than ever, particularly in Iran and Lebanon.What alternatives exist today to the regime in power in Tehran? And how is this war perceived and understood by public opinion in the West? To answer these questions, L’Orient-Le Jour interviewed political scientist Olivier Roy, professor at the European University Institute in Florence.A graduate of Persian from the Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales (INALCO) in 1972, he is notably the co-author of "Iran: How to Emerge from a Religious Revolution?" (1999, Seuil), and has dedicated many years to the study of Islamic radicalization and Middle Eastern geopolitics. More from the...
As the war the United States and Israel wages against the Islamic Republic reaches an unprecedented scale — involving twelve countries — the future of the region remains more uncertain than ever, particularly in Iran and Lebanon.What alternatives exist today to the regime in power in Tehran? And how is this war perceived and understood by public opinion in the West? To answer these questions, L’Orient-Le Jour interviewed political scientist Olivier Roy, professor at the European University Institute in Florence.A graduate of Persian from the Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales (INALCO) in 1972, he is notably the co-author of "Iran: How to Emerge from a Religious Revolution?" (1999, Seuil), and has dedicated many years to the study of Islamic radicalization and Middle Eastern geopolitics. More from...
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