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  "textContent": "As Iran’s economic and social crises deepen, the regime increasingly relies on external confrontation and manufactured insecurity—not as a foreign policy choice, but as a strategy for political survival. For more than four decades, one sentence has captured the strategic mindset of Iran’s ruling establishment: “War is a blessing.” When Ruhollah Khomeini uttered those words […]\n\nThe post War as Governance: Why Iran’s Rulers Cannot Survive Without Permanent Crisis appeared first on Iran News Update.",
  "title": "War as Governance: Why Iran’s Rulers Cannot Survive Without Permanent Crisis"
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