Iran's military set for more aggressive stance in Gulf
Heightened regional tensions and a new armed forces' leader signal an imminent shift in Tehran's policy
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- Military control structure
- Intelligence background
- Regional escalation?
- Gulf states
- United States
- Pakistan, Azerbaijan and Armenia
- China
- Political challenges
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_350.jpg "The Iranian army participate in a parade marking the anniversary of the Iran-Iraq war in Tehran (Reuters/Raheb Homavandi)")