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Iran will respond to US-Israeli strikes as existential threats to the regime – because they are

  • Written by Javed Ali, Associate Professor of Practice of Public Policy, University of Michigan
Iran will respond to US-Israeli strikes as existential threats to the regime – because they areA plume of smoke rises above Tehran on Feb. 28, 2026.AFP via Getty Images

After U.S. and Israeli missiles struck Iran’s nuclear sites in June 2025, Tehran responded with a limited attack on the American airbase in Qatar. Five years before that, a U.S. drone strike against Qasem Soleimani, head of the powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps...

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