How unbreakable is the Iranian regime? Tehran appears defiant despite citizens’ growing difficulties

Iran’s economy may be on the brink of collapse, but does this really threaten its regime? Monday’s resumption of hostilities in the Strait of Hormuz clearly shows that oil is not about to start flowing freely again. Tehran and Washington are both signaling that they can bear the pain of lost revenue and inflation, with Iran arguably pushing this brinkmanship even further.