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In the view of military and strategic decision-makers in the Islamic Republic, the groups that form the so-called 'Axis of Resistance' provided Iran with strategic depth, allowing Tehran to define the theater of military conflict away from its borders. At the same time, the purpose of these groups and their military capabilities was to obstruct the enemy's direct access to Iran.
But it seems they are determined not to respond merely symbolically to a symbolic step, and to escalate the situation instead in the hope of re-establishing deterrence.