# ‘Revolutionary state’: Expert warns Iran is willing to bear ‘significant costs’

https://mins.news/en/video/25820

- Fox News, 2026-08-19 06:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSLrEuhmTgY

> Middle East Institute associate fellow Nazee Moinian argues that U.S. officials repeatedly fall short of Iran’s pain threshold, prolonging the conflict.

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