Iran Leaders Confident After War, Hold New Cards

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- Iran's theocratic rulers consider their mere survival of the U.S.-Israeli onslaught a victory.
- Iran's leaders are emerging from the conflict with increased confidence and new strategic cards.
- The current situation for Iran's leadership may already contain the origins of their subsequent crisis.
Why it matters: Iran's leaders, emboldened by surviving the U.S.-Israeli offensive, now possess new strategic cards.



