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Source: https://jcfa.org/irans-calm-before-the-storm/
Iran's Calm Before the Storm
(Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs) Iran Desk - The public discourse in Iran at present is marked by a pervasive sense of "the calm before the storm." The state is attempting to navigate between renewed diplomatic engagement with Washington and severe economic and security pressures at home and abroad. The Iranian position, as reflected in the press, is unequivocal. Negotiations are confined strictly to the nuclear issue and the lifting of sanctions, with a categorical rejection of any attempt to expand the agenda to include the missile program or Iran's regional role. Social discourse continues to bear the scars of the deadly wave of protests in January. Media outlets increasingly warn of the "erosion of social capital" and a growing sense of lost prospects among younger generations.