Analysis: Iran Faces ‘a Permanent State of Crisis’ as Time Wanes and Sanctions Pressure Grows

Iran has been bombed, seen United Nations sanctions reimposed and its economy collapse further into the red this year. But its theocracy so far hasn’t taken any major action to halt the slide, restart crucial nuclear negotiations with the West nor fully prepare for possible further hostilities with Israel and the United States. . . . [Caption]: An Iranian Shahed-136 attack drone, acquired from Ukraine by United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI), is displayed at a press conference in Parliament in London, Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025