Protests, Seizures, and Exercises

Welcome to The Adversarial. Every other week, we’ll provide you with expert analysis on America’s greatest challengers: China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, and jihadists. Read more below.***IranThe Iranian government has faced mass protests and military strikes by its adversaries before, but the convergence of internal unrest and the possibility of outside intervention is a more challenging dynamic.

Since late December, when the accelerating decline of the national currency prompted demonstrations by merchants in Tehran, a wave of anti-regime unrest has spread around the country. U.S. President Donald Trump has indicated that a bloody crackdown could trigger some form of U.S.

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