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Iran also had elections, were they manipulated? I do not know. Were US people were manipulated using social media for elections. I do not know either.

> Trump is democratically elected, for now.

He was convicted felon before the election, I cannot believe that he won.

The elected president of Iran is more like a Chief of Staff to the actual leader.

> I generally use 'regime' for autocratic governments

Which is fine.

"In theory, the term need not imply anything about the particular government to which it relates, and most social scientists use it in a normative and neutral manner. The term, though, can be used in a political context. It is used colloquially by some, such as government officials, media journalists, and policy makers, when referring to governments that they believe are repressive, undemocratic, or illegitimate or simply do not square with the person’s own view of the world. Used in this context, the concept of regime communicates a sense of ideological or moral disapproval or political opposition" [1].

[1] https://www.britannica.com/topic/regime

Regime just means ruling system. Western media prefers to use it as a shorthand for autocratic governments so it gotten a bad conotation, but any ruling system can be described as a regime, regardless of if you like it or not. The organization you work at has a "regime"

That's great. But that not how everyone else in the world uses 'regime'. So you will have to come to terms with that.