Iranian press review: Conflict revived Iran’s regional power, says anti-war analyst

Iranian press review: Conflict revived Iran’s regional power, says anti-war analyst Submitted by MEE correspondent on Thu, 06/18/2026 - 11:05 Meanwhile, new details emerge of US missiles used for first time, first motorcycle licences issued for women, and economist warns of hyperinflation risk A man in Tehran reads the Iranian daily newspaper Hamshahri bearing an image of the US president and the headline 'Gone with the wind', on 18 June 2026 (AFP) Off War renews confidence in regional alliances Iranian analyst Mehrdad Ahmadi Sheikhani said the recent US-Israeli war on Iran has renewed support for one of the country's key regional policies of expanding its strategic depth. Since the end of the Iran-Iraq war in 1988, Tehran has built ties with armed and political groups across the Middle East that share its ideological views. Iranian political and military leaders have long argued that these alliances help the country deter attacks by Israel .