Middle East Eye • April 23, 2026 03:08

Opinion: Why Iran will not surrender

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Soumaya Ghannoushi, a writer and expert in Middle East politics, says that the modern history of the Middle East follows a recurring pattern in which humiliation by external powers generates resistance rather than submission.

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