Zineb Riboua appears on the BBC to discuss the ongoing protests in Iran as the death toll rises, examining the Islamic Republic’s deep-rooted structural challenges and why short-term concessions are unlikely to satisfy protesters.
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Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan, Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, and Indonesia's Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka during the G20 Leaders' Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on November 22, 2025. (Getty Images)