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"textContent": "As executions rise and officials openly link survival to conflict, a long-standing doctrine re-emerges: external war as a tool for internal control The execution of three prisoners—Mehdi Rasouli, Mohammadreza Miri, and Ebrahim Dowlatabadi—on Monday, May 4, in Mashhad is not an isolated judicial act. It is a calibrated political signal. Accused of involvement in the […]\n\nThe post War as Strategy, Execution as Message: Tehran’s Playbook for Survival appeared first on Iran News Update.",
"title": "War as Strategy, Execution as Message: Tehran’s Playbook for Survival"
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