Jack refers to the Iranian government as a ‘medieval theocracy’. That raised for me the comparison between it and Great Britain and other European feudal royalties. They appear to retain the outer trappings of feudalism with, at least in the British case, pretty significant powers of dismissal of the government.
Indeed, the King is required to be a member of the Church over which he has control. He also has the prerogative power to appoint to the House of Lords which in itself has the power to prevent legislation passed by the Commons to be enacted into law for a year.
Iran has an elected parliament where that parliament has the job of running the country, in accordance with any religious edicts issued by the religious leader. There is a widespread view in Iran about the need to change their form of government but 26 per cent support a secular republic, 21 per cent favour a return to a constitutional monarchy, and 22 per cent say they lack enough information to decide.
In the end it is for the Iranian people to decide what form of government they want. It is not for the two aggressors, the US and Israel, to make that decision for them!!!