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Wed · 16 Sep 2026

Iranians Call US Strikes the "New Normal" as Public Alarm Stays Low

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Iranians Call US Strikes the "New Normal" as Public Alarm Stays Low

🧠 TEHRAN — Iran's public isn't panicking; that's the regime's best shield. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Civilian normalisation removes the domestic pressure valve Washington assumes exists. If Iranians have priced in the war as background noise, CENTCOM's strike tempo loses its coercive logic — pain without political consequence. Ghalibaf's "never surrender" posture holds longest when the population agrees. Tehran enters the four-way call knowing its home front isn't cracking.

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