Can the US Mop Up the Iranian Regime on the Cheap?

Weakening Iran’s mullahs, decreasing its reach, shackling its military, and supporting freedom—while keeping in mind the U.S. taxpayer—is a big ask.
Can the US Mop Up the Iranian Regime on the Cheap?
Smoke and flames rise at the site of airstrikes on an oil depot in Tehran on March 7, 2026. Sasan / Middle East Images / AFP via Getty Images
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Since the beginning of the war with Iran’s terrorist regime, its missile attacks have decreased by about 90 percent and its drone strikes have decreased by 83 percent. This is likely because the United States successfully targeted Iran’s launchers and bombed the entrances to its vast underground missile storage areas. Iran’s air force and navy are no more. Many of the country’s top military and intelligence leadership are gone. Iran’s nuclear weapons development has been set back as much as a decade.
Anders Corr
Anders Corr
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Anders Corr has a bachelor’s/master’s in political science from Yale University (2001) and a doctorate in government from Harvard University (2008). He is a principal at Corr Analytics Inc. and publisher of the Journal of Political Risk, and has conducted extensive research in North America, Europe, and Asia. His latest books are “The Concentration of Power: Institutionalization, Hierarchy, and Hegemony” (2021) and “Great Powers, Grand Strategies: the New Game in the South China Sea” (2018).
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