Some conclusions are: ◾️The fragile and fragmented nature of Iran’s internal life ◾️The strengthening bonds between Tehran, Beijing, Moscow and Pyongyang ◾️The importance of promoting wider regional discussion ◾️The value of hosting and heeding minority representatives and perspectives from inside Iran ◾️The duty of liberal Western democracies to honour in theory and practice the terms on which they function as states ◾️The opportunity new leadership offers for a reset on Iranian-Western relations ◾️The potential of a ‘carrot and stick’ approach to hostile, unpredictable, regimes like Iran