IRAN PART 1 Iranian Regime Leadership and Survival BEHNAM BEN TALEBLU_1 OF 2_111026

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PART 1 Iranian Regime Leadership and Survival
Behnam Ben Taleblu analyzes the Iranian regime’s perception of the US midterms as a political victory. He outlines internal power dynamics in Tehran, highlighting the ascendance of military elites from the IRGC over the clerics. Ben Taleblu argues that effective US policy requires decimating the regime’s intermediate structures and instilling real fear. (4)