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Iran's regime bets on friction over peace as it fears its own population, activist warns

9/4/2026

For a government whose survival depends on mobilization, sustained external conflict serves a function that peace agreements cannot replace.

Majid Sadeghpour, political director of the Organization of Iranian-American Communities and a human rights activist, told Fox News Digital that Tehran's leadership views continued confrontation with the United States and its Gulf neighbors as a mechanism for managing domestic pressure, and will likely extend the standoff as long as it can.

forces have launched airstrikes against Iran following a brief pause in hostilities, with renewed flare-ups running through the Strait of Hormuz.

The threat Tehran actually fears Sadeghpour's analysis centers on behavior that reveals the regime's real priorities. Washington had offered Tehran guarantees that the U.S. Iran attacked ships anyway, and struck U.S.

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