Tehran:
When the United States and Israel launched the devastating air campaign on Iran under “Operation Epic Fury,” Donald Trump expected a Venezuela-like regime change in Tehran. But nearly two weeks into the war, Iran’s Islamic regime continues to fight back, mounting attacks across the Middle East despite several losses to its top leadership.
Experts believe the Islamic Republic’s ability to continue the fight stems from its military’s Mosaic Defence’ doctrine, created years ago by Iranian strategist Mohammad Ali Jafari.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi describes Iran’s defence strategy as a “two-decade study” into “defeats of the US military to our immediate east and west.”
“We’ve incorporated lessons accordingly. Bombings in our capital have no impact on our ability to conduct war. Decentralised Mosaic Defence enables us to decide when—and how—war will end,” Araghchi has said days after Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in US-Israeli strikes.
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