Over the past year, two military campaigns against Iran by the United States and Israel never triggered a popular uprising that would fell the Islamic Republic, as hoped. Instead, President Donald Trump has now reached a tentative deal with the regime to address two international concerns: ending Iran’s nuclear program and opening the vital Strait of Hormuz to shipping. Still, many Iranians, especially the millions living abroad, have been busier than usual. They are trying to unite behind new plans for what to do if the government does collapse – notably, how to ensure no violence against the regime and its followers as a way to entice defections. They are heartened by reports of a power struggle in Tehran. One common theme in these efforts? “It has become clear to many in the diaspora that Iran needs a kinder, gentler, and more palatable opposition,” wrote Mohamad Rimawi, a graduate student in Near Eastern studies at New York University, in Foreign Policy.…