According to INSS Iran expert Ben Sabti, the regime's very survival gives the leadership a sense of victory. The central power mechanisms continue to function.

The latest round of U.S.-Iran violence led to the withdrawal of sanctions relief, but Iran nonetheless sees itself as a winner in a new Pax Iranica. | World News

As another round of strikes rattles the Gulf region, Iran's lead negotiator makes it very clear where the regime stands on the Strait of Hormuz.