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Why some think a weakened Iran could emerge stronger

Jun 19, 2026, 00:37 GMT+1

Iran emerged from the recent conflict militarily weakened, its regional proxies battered and its deterrence challenged, yet many analysts now warn that Tehran may be turning battlefield losses into political leverage.

The central question, some observers say, is no longer whether Iran lost the war but whether it survived long enough to turn military setbacks into political gains.

"The Iranian regime is now entering the strategy of what I call surviving, recovering, and rebuilding," former Israeli intelligence official and Middle East analyst Avi Melamed said.

That assessment reflects a broader regional anxiety that after years of pressure on Iran's so-called Axis of Resistance, Tehran may now gain the time and space necessary to reconstruct its influence.

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