Iran Finesses Its Deterrence Strategy – OpEd

The latest Israeli spin has it that Iran cannot make up its mind whether to retaliate or not for the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh on July 28 while on a visit to Tehran for the inaugural of President Masoud Pezeshkian.

The hypothesis here is that there must be a standoff between Pezeshkian and hardliners of the...