A new War on the Rocks podcast released this week examines the shifting dynamics inside Iran’s wartime regime as tensions with the United States remain locked in a stalemate. Host Afshon Ostovar, an Iran expert and host of *The Iran Reckoning*, joins Kerry Boyd Anderson to dissect the recent appointment of Mohsen Rezaei as head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council and its broader implications for the conflict.
The discussion traces how Iran’s leadership has adapted to prolonged hostilities, highlighting the influence of key figures shaping Tehran’s strategic decisions. Ostovar and Anderson analyze why the fighting has reached a prolonged impasse and what it signals about Iran’s internal power struggles.
The episode, normally reserved for members, is available to the public and offers a rare look at the regime’s decision-making during wartime.
