In my view, the change did not begin with the events of October 7 themselves, but began when Israel moved to attack Iran directly. As the Israeli strategy shifted toward direct confrontation, the Iranians came to rely much more on their own deterrence capabilities, which we saw for the first time through the use of missiles against Israel.
A BBC analysis examines how Iran has reassessed its deterrence strategy three years after the October 7 attack. It notes that the weakening of Hamas and Hezbollah and the fall of t…