Iran’s leadership has sent a clear message to the world with the appointment of Mojtaba Khamenei as the country’s new “Supreme Leader” following the killing of his father.
History shows that most wars eventually end when one side recognizes defeat. But Iran and its network of proxy groups have demonstrated again and again that they operate under a different logic.
Over the past several years, Iran, Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis in Yemen have paid a devastating price in their campaign to destroy the Jewish state. Israel has also suffered painful losses, but the damage inflicted on Iran and its proxies has been immense.
Despite this reality, Tehran and its allies continue to insist they are winning.
