Fragmentation of Iran-linked networks often produces divergence, including local adaptation, leadership splits, patron-shopping, and greater autonomy to preserve deterrence or relevance, rather than automatic collapse, according to Brandenburg et al. (2025) and Khan (2026).

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• Person: Yucheng Hou Organization: Ciris
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