He failed to legitimize the government that has been ruling the country since 1979…?
The monarchy system of the Shah lasted 2500 years. Not sure what the point it.
You don’t have to support theocracy to recognize the absurdity of claiming that a government that’s been in charge for 50 years, and is recognized around the world, is somehow illegitimate.
It is illegitimate as a democracy and government that represents its own people. People are protesting the fakeness of the election by not voting.