Iran is facing an unprecedented internal rupture following Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s death and intensified actions by the United States and Israel against the Islamic Republic’s military and leadership. What was once a speculative future has become an immediate reality: the regime’s coercive control is fracturing from above, compounded by years of diminishing popular legitimacy from below. This historic moment presents Europe with a critical strategic decision point, moving beyond mere crisis management to actively shaping the…