The Dual-Track Strategy: Combining Economic and Military Pressure for Strategic Decisiveness Against the Iranian Regime | Eitan Lesri
In Washington, they realized that economic strangulation alone will not topple the Ayatollahs, and they are moving to an aggressive strategy of "maximum isolation." But will the combination of economic collapse and a credible security…
Assessment
Washington has concluded that economic pressure alone will not topple the Iranian regime and is shifting to a strategy of maximum isolation that combines financial collapse with a credible military threat. The open question is whether this dual track can actually drive Iranians into the streets. The piece frames the bet as a test of whether economic pain plus security fear can produce political change, but it does not offer evidence that the regime's internal control is cracking.