"The high number of pro-regime gatherings and the increasing number of detentions underlines the resilience of the Islamic Republic despite a month-long campaign of intensive airstrikes by the US and Israel."
"The messaging within Iran is how they are winning, and that is constant and consistent, said Clionadh Raleigh, the president of Acled, an independent conflict monitor."
"Tehran's retaliation has been largely ineffective, Acled said in a research note shared with the Guardian, causing only 70 fatalities during the war, compared with 1,157 killed inside Iran."
Since the onset of the war, Iran's regime has conducted more than 850 public demonstrations supporting the government and has arrested at least 1,400 people. Despite significant airstrikes by the US and Israel, the Islamic Republic remains resilient. The conflict began with an Israeli strike that killed Iran's supreme leader and other officials. The US-Israeli strategy has been effective, yet the regime has not experienced fragmentation or defections. Civilian casualties from airstrikes are significant, with Tehran's retaliation proving largely ineffective.
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