Which country will witness a coup in 2026?
A popular uprising suddenly broke out against the harsh regime in Iran.
Two countries in the world are on the verge of coup-like situations. These are Iran and Bangladesh. A popular uprising suddenly broke out against the harsh regime in Iran. From Tehran, Iran’s capital, to cities like Isfahan and Tabriz in northern Iran, people are constantly taking to the streets and protesting Ayatollah Khamenei’s rule. Anti-government protests also continue in major cities in Iran’s south and west, such as Shiraz and Kerman. Anti-government voices are rising everywhere in Iran, except for a few regions.
Khamenei’s government and system did not remain silent. In some cities, including Tehran, the government used force against protesters. Police also detained hundreds of demonstrators. Now we will show you why the Iranian people took to the streets and why a coup-like situation developed.
The first reason for this widespread protest against Khamenei is the rapid depreciation of the Iranian currency. On Sunday, the Iranian rial was trading at 1.42 million rials against the US dollar, meaning 1.42 million rials were needed to equal the value of one dollar. The second important reason is high inflation caused by currency devaluation. Food prices in Iran increased by up to 72 percent. Currently, a liter of milk is sold for 65 thousand riyals in the capital Tehran.
What is happening in Iran is not only due to economic reasons. There is also a major political effort to overthrow the hardline regime, and the main figure behind this effort is Reza Pahlavi, heir to the former Shah of Iran. Last year, Reza Pahlavi was constantly campaigning against Khamenei. On December 28, just one day before the protests began, Pahlavi sent a message to the Iranian people. Now we will show you that message.
In this message, Pahlavi said, “All Iranian people should support the strike of merchants protesting the government’s high taxes. We must regain control of our streets to change the current regime and system in Iran. We want the Iranian army to stand by the people of their country.”
Pahlavi made this call on December 28, and the sparks of rebellion have been constantly burning in Iran since then. Khamenei currently faces a challenge from two rivals: the first is Reza Pahlavi, and the second is his traditional rival Israel.
While there are speculations about Iran and Mossad, the possibility of a coup in India’s neighboring country, Bangladesh, seems more concrete and real. The biggest reason for this uneasiness is the differences between the student leaders who overthrew Sheikh Hasina and brought Yunus to power.
Among the students supporting the Yunus government is a group angry at the government for atrocities committed against Hindus and other minority communities in Bangladesh. Meanwhile, a group that is dissatisfied with Yunus’s foreign policy also wants to join Jamaat-i Islami.
If those who oppose Yunus’ extremism leave the government, Yunus’s position is simply untenable. If the student leaders who side with Jamaat-e-Islami win the elections, Yunus’s government is doomed to fall. Then the so-called student leaders will not even need to resort to violence and unrest against Yunus because he already lacks popular support.
