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Could Iran Become a Failed State?

Simon Whistler · March 12, 2026 · 25 min video · Middle East

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How will the war in Iran end?

Right now, that's the million-dollar question, isn't it?

Or, to be more accurate, it's the $100 per barrel question that is moment where

This transcript was generated automatically and may contain errors.

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Could Iran collapse into chaos? Explore how war, regime change, separatists, and global strategy could push Iran toward failed-state status—and why some powers might see instability as a geopolitical advantage. Megaprojects: https://www.youtube.com/@megaprojects9649 SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/@Sideprojects Into The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/@IntotheShadows Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/@TodayIFoundOut Brain Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/@brainblaze6526 Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCasualCriminalist Decoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/@decodingtheunknown2373 Places: https://www.youtube.com/@Places302 Celestium: https://www.youtube.com/@Celestium1234 PoliticalFronts: http://www.youtube.com/@politicalfronts 00:00 Introduction 01:44 The Rationale 06:56 Ends and Means 17:55 The Factions

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