Iran at War: Deterrence, National Identity, and Existential Stakes

Tewfik Hamel

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Mar 22 2026

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To read the present conflict in Iran only through the categories of the Iran-Israel rivalry or the Tehran-Washington confrontation is to miss its mostconsequential dimension. For Israel, the central problem is the neutralization of amilitary and potentially nuclear threat. By the time of the military attacks of June 2025, the International A