The support architecture provided by Tehran to its regional proxies is showing signs of strain due to battlefield setbacks, shifting political environments, and tighter sanctions, which raise coordination costs and reduce reliability, according to the Defense Intelligence Agency (2025) and Khan (2026).

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• Person: Yucheng Hou Organization: Ciris
  Iran at a Crossroads: Legitimacy, External Pressure and Regional ...

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• Iran at a Crossroads: Legitimacy, External Pressure and Regional ... www.ciris.info Yucheng Hou · Ciris via serper

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