After a month-long hiatus, the US and Iran have again attacked each other militarily. The fighting is increasingly about control of the vital Strait of Hormuz. This has become a kind of war of attrition, says Erika Holmquist at FOI.
ConflictsThe U.S. attack on Venezuela is giving new energy to long-standing popular discontent in Iran. But experts say that if the mullah regime in Tehran is to collapse, it will do so for other reasons. "If you make a similar maneuver in Iran, it is not a house of cards that falls because you go in and remove a leader," says Erika Holmquist, an analyst at FOI.
WorldThrough kidnappings, assassinations, and training and arming militias, Iran has managed to deter its enemies from attacking the country directly. But as the region's conflicts are now being fought with more conventional warfare, the country's network is suffering heavy losses – which can increase the risk of full-scale war between major powers.
WorldThrough kidnappings, assassinations, and training and arming militias, Iran has managed to deter its enemies from attacking the country directly. But as the region's conflicts are now being fought with more conventional warfare, the network is suffering heavy losses – which can increase the risk of full-scale war between major powers.
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