Pressure on Tehran Not Working? Beni Sabti Analyzes: 'The Essence of the Iranian Revolution Is to Be Hit – And to Survive'
Beni Sabti, an Iran researcher at the Institute for National Security Studies, was interviewed by Barak Seri and Eli Ohana and addressed the resilience of the Iranian regime in the face of American and Israeli…
Assessment
An Iran researcher argues that pressure on Tehran backfires because the Islamic Republic's revolutionary identity is built on absorbing blows and surviving. This challenges the assumption that escalating sanctions or military threats will force a change in Iranian behavior. The key question is whether this analysis reflects a permanent strategic resilience or a temporary posture that could crack under different forms of pressure.