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Source: https://www.israelhayom.com/opinions/tehran-is-a-dictatorship-on-borrowed-time/
Tehran Is a Dictatorship on Borrowed Time
(Israel Hayom) Amb. Dror Eydar - The hourglass marking the collapse of the Islamic Republic of Iran has begun to run. The current war has destroyed not only military capabilities, regime institutions and industrial infrastructure; it has also destroyed the myth of immunity of the regime. The attacks on its most heavily guarded facilities and the elimination of the front ranks of its military and political leadership have caused it to lose deterrence both abroad and at home. The current economic damage, estimated by economists at around $200 billion so far, on top of the damage of previous years, has accelerated inflation to levels that have strangled the middle class and left only the elite with any resources at all. Despite Iranian propaganda claiming that it is winning, it seems we are at a decisive historical moment. This is a dictatorship living on borrowed time. We are an ancient people. In our history, we have already seen nations rise against us and then disappear into the mists of history. Patience. The writer is a former Israeli ambassador to Italy.