The war has not pushed Iran toward a dual structure in which civilians speak one language and the security establishment speaks another. After the war, power in Iran has become more concentrated within a military-security core, and the space for visible flexibility has narrowed.
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Despite the vast destruction caused by U.S.-Israeli strikes on their country, they (Iran) believe that they can withstand the increasingly costly U.S. blockade of Iranian ports longer than Mr. Trump is willing to countenance Iran's effective closure of the vital Strait of Hormuz.
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