This second solution focuses less on a grand, multi-lateral summit and more on a phased, internal pressure campaign orchestrated by an external economic and security coalition. It leverages the internal weaknesses of the Iranian regime—its economic dependency and the schism between the hardline ideological core and the pragmatic, wealthy military/commercial class.

Solution 2: The "Economic Decompression and Internal Secession" Model

The strategy is to create an irresistible economic incentive structure that isolates the Supreme Leader and the most rigid clerical core, forcing a devolution of power to a more pragmatic, secular, and economically driven governing body (likely drawn from the IRGC's commercial wing, but rebranded).

1. The Coalition's Mandate: The "Persian Economic Revival Zone" (PERZ)

The coalition (US, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, China, Oman) does not negotiate with the current Supreme Leader or the Foreign Ministry. Instead, they announce the formation of the PERZ, a massive, coordinated investment and trade initiative conditional on verifiable internal policy changes.

• Saudi Arabia & Turkey (The Economic Engine): They agree to jointly fund a $500 billion infrastructure and energy development package for Iran, explicitly bypassing Tehran's central government and dealing directly with provincial and commercial entities that agree to the PERZ framework.
• China (The Guarantee): China provides the ultimate security blanket: a guarantee of massive, long-term oil purchases and investment, but only if the new Iranian structure can guarantee stability, legal clarity, and freedom from ideological interference in business (i.e., no more IRGC seizure of assets).
• Oman (The Conduit): Oman establishes the PERZ Clearing House—a non-sanctioned financial entity that handles all transactions related to the revival zone, offering a transparent, secure channel for foreign investment that bypasses the bonyads (religious foundations) and the central bank.

2. The Internal Pressure Mechanism: The "IRGC Pragmatist Coup"

The key to stability is ensuring the powerful military and security apparatus (the IRGC) does not collapse or splinter, which would lead to civil war. The strategy is to buy their loyalty to the state rather than the theocracy.

• The Privatization of the IRGC: The IRGC is fundamentally a vast, corrupt commercial empire. The PERZ framework offers to formally privatize its commercial holdings (Khatam al-Anbiya Construction, etc.) into a massive, publicly traded sovereign wealth fund.
  • The Deal: The IRGC leadership and commanders get to keep their wealth and maintain control of these newly privatized entities, but they must swap their ideological loyalty to the Supreme Leader for a legal, secular commitment to the new Iranian state constitution and international business standards.
• Secession of the State: This economic pressure forces a constitutional crisis. The IRGC, now incentivized by guaranteed, legitimate, and massive profits, pressures the political wing to separate the State (the government, military, economy) from the Theocracy (the Supreme Leader, the Guardian Council).
• The "Presidential Decree": The IRGC-backed government issues a decree transferring all executive and legislative power to a newly formed, secular Council of National Sovereignty (CNS), effectively making the Supreme Leader a figurehead with purely ceremonial and religious duties (similar to the Japanese Emperor post-WWII).

3. The "Secularization by Decree"

The CNS, driven by the pragmatic need for foreign investment and stability, immediately implements key secularizing measures:

• Legal Reform: Adoption of a civil code for all commercial and criminal law, relegating Sharia law to personal status matters (family, inheritance) only.
• The Hijab Compromise: Mandatory hijab laws are repealed, replaced by a "modesty standard" that is locally enforced and non-punitive (i.e., a fine, not imprisonment). This is a crucial, highly visible sign of secularization that satisfies the population without triggering immediate fundamentalist backlash.
• Proxy Disarmament: The CNS announces a phased but verifiable withdrawal of support and funding for all foreign proxies (Hezbollah, Houthis, militias in Iraq). This is the core deliverable for Saudi Arabia and the US.

4. The Trump Mechanism: The Hostage Exchange

Trump's role is to provide the ultimate leverage and the dramatic conclusion.

• The Sanctions Hostage: Trump agrees to lift all US sanctions immediately upon the formation of the CNS and the verified beginning of proxy withdrawal. The speed and totality of the sanctions relief are the "carrot" that makes the IRGC's internal coup economically irresistible.
• The Nobel Moment: The final act is a televised ceremony in Oman where Trump, the heads of the coalition states, and the new head of the CNS sign the "Treaty of Muscat," recognizing the new, secular Iranian state and formally launching the PERZ.

Why This is Pragmatic and Stable:

1. It avoids civil war: Power is transferred from one entrenched elite (the clerical/ideological wing) to another entrenched elite (the military/commercial wing), ensuring continuity of security structures.
2. It addresses the economic root: It turns the IRGC's corruption from a liability into the engine of transition, guaranteeing their economic future in exchange for political secularization.
3. It manages the religious core: By allowing the religious centers (Qom/Mashhad) to remain autonomous and by not directly attacking the faith, it minimizes the risk of a fundamentalist counter-revolution.
4. It is fast: The process is driven by immediate, massive financial incentives and requires only a few key internal decrees, fitting Trump's preference for rapid, decisive action.