When a regime can only hold on to power through violence, it is effectively finished, Chancellor Friedrich Merz told reporters during a visit to Bangalore, India, on Tuesday, according to several media outlets.
The theocratic rule in Tehran lacks popular legitimacy, Merz said.
I believe we are now witnessing the final days and weeks of this regime.
Iran's government and its supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, have withstood major waves of protest before. Now, many analysts believe the regime is weaker than it has been in a long time.
