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Source: https://www.jns.org/iranian-provocations-in-gulf-indicate-regime-feels-pushed-into-corner/

U.S. Defense Experts Analyze Iranian Behavior

(JNS) Ariel Ben Solomon - With inflation reaching record highs, the economy contracting and Iranians feeling the squeeze, it is no surprise that Iran has begun to lash out at the U.S., the UK and Europe, said Dr. Harold Rhode, a former adviser on Islamic affairs in the U.S. Department of Defense. "The Iranian regime feels increasingly pushed into a corner, like being checkmated." Former Pentagon official Michael Rubin, a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, said, "Let's stop making excuses for Iranian behavior. Every diplomat, every analyst, every member of the media needs to repeat to themselves: 'It is not acceptable to seize hostages, hijack ships or conduct terrorism.'"

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