American Foreign Policy Council

Iran Strategy Brief No. 10: Iran’s Burgeoning Strategic Forces

February 4, 2018 Ilan I. Berman
Related Categories: Arms Control and Proliferation; Military Innovation; Missile Defense

Among the Islamic Republic of Iran’s central strategic goals are the preservation of its political regime and its ascension to what it views as its rightful place as the regional hegemon of the Middle East. These objectives have put Iran on an adversarial footing with its immediate neighbors, and with much of the international community.

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