US, Israeli strikes fail to weaken Iranian regime’s control, officials say – WAPO in World Economy News 07/03/2026 The ongoing U.S. and Israeli air campaign against Iran has not undermined the Iranian regime’s hold on power, according to the Washington Post, citing European and Arab officials briefed on assessments of the regime’s stability since the conflict started. Iran was prepared for the conflict, the officials said. Command structures designed to withstand a decapitation strike remain largely intact, enabling Iranian retaliatory strikes against Israel, Qatar and Bahrain to launch within hours of the initial attacks. Inside Iran since the conflict began, residents have reported increased security presence on city streets, with Basij paramilitary forces conducting patrols on motorbikes. Despite the intensity and widespread nature of the destruction from the strikes, there have been no reports of significant defections within regime ranks or popular uprisings, according to European and Arab assessments described to The Washington Post by officials from those countries. U.S. intelligence also detected no signs of uprisings or defections in the first days of the campaign, according to a person familiar with the situation who spoke on condition of anonymity to describe an ongoing operation. “There’s not a single sign of anything in the system breaking or defecting. Nothing. Zero,” said a senior European official, speaking on condition of anonymity to describe government briefings on the latest assessments of the Iranian regime’s strength. “The control is complete,” the official said. The official acknowledged awareness of reports suggesting regime security forces had failed to show up for duty, but believed this could be due to orders to stop congregating in compounds and barracks to avoid being targeted. Source: Investing.com 2026-03-07 hellenicshippingnews... window.___gcfg = {lang: 'en-US'}; (function(w, d, s) { function go(){ var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], load = function(url, id) { if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;} js = d.createElement(s); js.src = url; js.id = id; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }; load('//connect.facebook.net/en/all.js#xfbml=1', 'fbjssdk'); load('https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js', 'gplus1js'); load('//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js', 'tweetjs'); } if (w.addEventListener) { w.addEventListener("load", go, false); } else if (w.attachEvent) { w.attachEvent("onload",go); } }(window, document, 'script')); tweet Share