Shadow War or Infrastructure Collapse?

Looking forward, the coming weeks will be critical as Iran prepares for joint naval exercises with Russia and China in late February. Whether the recent "suspected explosions" were indeed tragic accidents or part of a coordinated effort to destabilize the regime's logistics and morale remains a subject of intense debate. What is clear, however, is that the residents of Iran's major cities are living in a state of constant alert, caught between a government desperate to maintain order and a range of forces—domestic and foreign—seeking to challenge its grip on power.