March 7, 2026
The article analyzes Iran's unexpected resilience against external pressures, highlighting the clerical regime's strategies and the ongoing attrition in the conflict with the USA and Israel.
Initial setbacks give way to attrition
As of now the war and attrition between the clerical regime of Iran on one side and practically the rest of the world led by the USA and Israel is raging along various forms and fronts. Both sides are counting on their relative strengths; with the USA and its ally Israel having a clear edge in terms of technology, ground intelligence and logistics support. The headline above however refers to the stalemate and attrition which is being witnessed as this analysis goes to print. What might prompt a state to withhold pressure to surrender, lose central leadership in the opening salvo and yet show no signs of surrender even then; forces one to look for the reasons, the background and the mechanics at work behind the scenes, which prompt the besieged Nezam to resist and count on not just a stalemate but even an honourable settlement called a strategic victory.
The initial salvo, rather a stab in the back in diplomatic terms, decapitated the regime leadership to the extent that the guiding figure was buried under the rubble of a demolished building
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