Ambassador Barbara Leaf Reflects on Six Months of the Iran War in the Associated Press
Arnold & Porter Senior International Policy Advisor and former U.S. Ambassador Barbara Leaf was quoted by the Associated Press article, “Six months on, the Iran war has changed the Middle East, but not in the way its architects had hoped,” which examines how war with Iran has reshaped the Middle East, including the conflict's impact on Iran's leadership and regional influence.
Amb. Leaf highlights the longer-term diplomatic challenge posed by an emboldened Iranian leadership, observing that rather than weakening Iran's government as intended, the conflict has resulted in a "hardened and very radical regime." "That is going to be exceptionally difficult to deal with, to say the least," she said. Amb. Leaf added that Iran's "confidence has grown over the months that it cannot only survive, but it can prevail, it can reset the regional landscape."
