Iran and the craft of politics

For decades, Iran’s patience has not been merely a political tactic, it has been a way of life in how the country navigates crises, negotiations and power projection. But the recent war with Israel, which lasted for 12 days of unprecedented military escalation — including a US strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities and Tehran’s retaliatory attack on the American Al-Udeid base in Qatar, followed by President Donald Trump’s announcement of a ceasefire — tested this model in an unprecedented manner.

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