The United States' posture toward Iran in early 2026 utilized coercion as a signaling mechanism to increase the perceived costs of Iranian defiance and generate domestic political support for potential escalation.

Authors

• 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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• United States entity
• Iran entity