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Jamestown Foundation Posts Commentary: 'Unconditional Escalation' Marks Iran's Shifting Deterrence Strategy
April 18, 2026

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The Jamestown Foundation posted the following commentary on April 17, 2026, by Javad Heiran-Nia, director of the Persian Gulf Studies Group at the Center for Scientific Research and Middle East Strategic Studies in Tehran, Iran, in its Terrorism Monitor:

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'Unconditional Escalation' Marks Iran's Shifting Deterrence Strategy

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* The weakening of Iran's traditional deterrence--combi . . .

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