Khamenei interprets survival as victory; military pressure hardens resolve. To break the cycle, Trump must target not just the program, but the leader.
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U.S. policy must prevent Syria’s fragmentation to diminish Russia’s strategic influence and stabilize the region as a neutral buffer.
Syria remains a key front in the U.S.-Russia rivalry; preventing its fragmentation is essential to blocking Moscow’s path back to regional influence.
Iran’s ethnic divisions risk violent fragmentation if the regime falls, challenging U.S. assumptions of a stable, centralized successor state.
Israeli missile defense technology, honed under real attack, accelerates U.S. homeland security and provides capabilities America cannot rapidly develop alone.