The current U.S.–Israeli campaign against Iran reflects a shared judgment in Washington and Jerusalem: Constraining Tehran without threatening regime survival is no longer sustainable.
For decades, Washington and its allies managed the Islamic Republic through sanctions, covert disruption, proxy containment, diplomacy, and calibrated force. These measures imposed costs while preserving the assumption that the regime would endure. Tehran adapted. Pressure became cyclical: negotiations bought time. Recovery followed punishment.
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