Will the Iranian regime fall by June 30?

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Market context

The Iranian regime's survival depends on the cohesion of its security apparatus, clerical hierarchy, and popular acquiescence. Since the 1979 revolution, the Islamic Republic has weathered multiple internal crises—including the 1980s war with Iraq, the 1999 student protests, and the 2009 Green Movement—without fundamental institutional collapse. The current 0% implied probability reflects the structural resilience of the IRGC, Supreme Leader's office, and Guardian Council, which have repeatedly absorbed pressure through selective repression and controlled reform. Historical precedent suggests that regime change in Iran would require either simultaneous fracture across military, clerical, and state institutions or a catalytic event triggering mass defection from security forces—neither of which shows signs of materialising within an 18-month window.

The market's assessment hinges on whether economic deterioration, sanctions pressure, or internal elite splits accelerate beyond current trajectories. Recent reporting from Reuters and BBC Persian documents ongoing protests over water scarcity, currency depreciation, and youth unemployment, yet these grievances have not translated into coordinated institutional breakdown. Key dependencies include the health and succession planning around Supreme Leader Khamenei (aged 85), potential fractures within the IRGC's command structure, or unexpected triggering events such as major military confrontation. However, no scheduled political convention, succession mechanism, or announced reform process creates a near-term catalyst for regime dissolution. The probability remains anchored to base rates of authoritarian regime stability absent extraordinary exogenous shocks.

Methodology

This page tracks Will the Iranian regime fall by June 30? across four political prediction venues. Live odds come from the Polymarket order book (the deepest political prediction-market book). Kalshi is the CFTC-regulated US alternative, Betfair the established UK sports-exchange with politics markets, Manifold the open play-money variant. Election Predictions UK routes every trade through to Polymarket — at 0% fees.

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