Iran Regime Strengthens Despite US-Israeli Strikes—Intelligence

(MENAFN) U.S. intelligence assessments indicate that Iran’s leadership has grown “more hardline” despite two weeks of coordinated Israeli and American attacks, and is expected to “remain in place for now,” according to reports.

As stated by sources familiar with the matter, the attacks since February 28 have not produced visible “cracks or defections” within Iran’s power structure. While the strikes have inflicted military damage, they have not caused a collapse of the government. Instead, they appear to have strengthened the system, particularly under the influence of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Reports also suggest that U.S. intelligence believes Iran’s regime “will remain intact and possibly even emboldened, believing it stood up to Trump and survived,” after U.S. President Donald Trump authorized the joint offensive with Israel.

Regional allies, meanwhile, are reportedly “angered and alarmed” by the ongoing conflict and their exposure to potential Iranian retaliation. Civilian infrastructure in neighboring countries is under threat as tensions persist.

The broader conflict escalated when Israel and the U.S. launched attacks on Iran on February 28, killing around 1,300 people, including the country’s then-Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. In retaliation, Iran has carried out drone and missile strikes targeting Israel, Jordan, Iraq, and Gulf states hosting U.S. forces, causing casualties, damaging infrastructure, and disrupting both global markets and aviation.

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