No surrender, no dissent: How six months of war hardened Iran's leadership

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% : Six months into its war with the United States and Israel, Iran's leadership has tightened its grip around a core of hard-line military commanders and clerics, signalling that it will resist US pressure abroad while moving aggressively to prevent dissent at home.A series of senior appointments announced on August 11 and 12 has placed veteran Revolutionary Guard figures and security officials at the heart of Iran's leadership.
47% : His allies have argued that Tehran risks weakening itself by prolonging the conflict while its economy deteriorates."It would be better to bring the war to an end, since today we enjoy power and dignity and the entire world approved our victory, and the U.S. is hated," Pezeshkian said last week.He has also defended the June ceasefire agreement, rejecting accusations from hard-liners that it gave away too much.The ceasefire quickly collapsed as the US, Israel and Iran resumed exchanges of strikes.

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