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Making Sense of Iran's Deterrence Failures

An early appraisal of the missteps that got Iran to this point.

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Ankit Panda
Mar 02, 2026
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The joint U.S.-Israeli strikes that began on February 28 (Operation Epic Fury and Operation Roaring Lion) have killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, decapitated much of Iran’s senior military and intelligence leadership, and plunged the country into the worst crisis it has faced since at least the Iran-Iraq War (if not the founding of the Islamic …

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