Strategic Defiance or Calculated Leverage: Iran’s Use of Hormuz, Proxies, and Pressure in a Sanctions Constrained Order
Mar 27, 2026
From Tehran’s strategic vantage point, the contemporary regional order is not a system to be passively endured but one to be actively reshaped through calibrated resistance, layered deterrence, and sustained pressure. Iran does not perceive itself as an isolated actor reacting defensively to