AdvertisementThere's more evidence in the worsening situation that Iran is reaching a tipping point, with reports of Iranians stealing bread, cheese, meat, and other basic groceries. “Iran is already inside the tipping zone,” Maleki said. “But a genuine ‘tipping point’ wouldn’t be a single dramatic event. “The regime’s own history proves it, because its most dangerous moments have been economic, not ideological,” Maleki said. You might be able to argue away many things, but this economic collapse just might finally move them there.