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The United States has long been operating under the idea that if it puts a vice grip on Iran’s economy, its leaders will eventually become more reasonable. The reality is that Tehran puts economic interests behind hefz-e nezam, the preservation of the political order. That order includes maintaining control of proxy forces through Lebanon, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, and elsewhere. The Islamic Republic is more likely to change course when it can show its own people that any compromise with the United States is a tactical decision, not a public defeat.Omid Omidvar — What Trump Misreads About the Islamic Republic's Calculus
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