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If The War Restarts, How Long Can Iran Survive? (S01E49)
Monday, April 13, 2026, Istanbul
Iran has retrofitted its arms indusrty and security posture several times in the last few decades. After the Iran-Iraq war, it committed to developing an expansive missiles program to fend off any attacks from neighbors in the Arab world.
Following the 2003 US war against Iraq, it developed the mosaic defnse doctrine under which it granted authority to regional commanders to fight on their own in case a global superpower destroyed command and control.
After last year’s 12-day war, Iran made two key changes. Faced with a ferocious Israel assassination campaign…
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