Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Deepika Saraswat’s article ‘Will the Islamic Regime Survive in Iran? Was published in India’s World Magazine on 6 April 2026.
Washington and Tel Aviv believed that eliminating Ayatollah Khamenei would trigger elite fragmentation and mass revolt in Iran. But the opposite seems to be unfolding: a wounded regime closing ranks and preparing for a long war, said Dr Saraswat.
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