The United States could also begin to re-target senior Iranian leaders.
But the regime has proved remarkably adept at replenishing itself, if not stiffening its resolve, in the wake of such strikes.
As Ray Takeyh and Reuel Marc Gerecht aptly observed in a recent essay for the Wall Street Journal, “Tehran has a wartime advantage over Washington because the ruling Iranian elite wants to fight and has been willing to endure far more pain than Donald Trump.” That said, Rubio noted that “they’re probably not ready to do a deal yet, but they will be soon because the price they’re paying is very high despite their tough talk and their flowery language.”
The United States could also begin to re-target senior Iranian leaders. But the regime has proved remarkably adept at replenishing itself, if not stiffening its resolve, in the wake of such strikes. As Ray Takeyh and Reuel Marc Gerecht aptly observed in a recent essay for the Wall Street Journal, “Tehran has a wartime advantage over Washington because the ruling Iranian elite wants to fight and has been willing to endure far more pain than Donald Trump.” That said, Rubio noted that “they’re probably not ready to do a deal yet, but they will be soon because the price they’re paying is very high despite their tough talk and their flowery language.”
