The White House significantly miscalculated Iran’s response following the assassination of senior Iranian leadership, failing to anticipate the depth of Tehran's resolve to continue the conflict, a report by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) published on Monday reads.
According to US officials cited in the report, the administration had expected that the February 28 strikes — which resulted in the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei — would trigger a rapid collapse of the Iranian government. American strategists reportedly drew parallels to previous geopolitical scenarios, such as in Venezuela, hoping that more pragmatic elements within the Iranian state would choose to cooperate with Washington once the top leadership was removed.
However, the publication notes that none of these predicted outcomes have materialized. The WSJ report suggests that Washington couldn't 'predict' how Iran would act.
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Based on materials from TASS