Iran's focus on survival means same regime still firmly in place
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“The US president declared Iran's military capabilities - its navy, air force, missile programme and nuclear enrichment infrastructure - largely destroyed”
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“Trump warned that Iran would be bombed 'back to the stone ages, where they belong'”
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“Trump claimed 'regime change' has effectively already taken place in Iran with the assassination of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei along with many other top officials and commanders”
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— On April 12, 2025, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from U.S. president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…
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— On 28 February 2026, Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader of Iran, was assassinated in Tehran as part of a series of Israeli airstrikes aimed at high-ranking Iranian officials. Khamenei's death was confir…
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— Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei (born 8 September 1969) is an Iranian cleric and politician who has served as the third supreme leader of Iran since March 2026. A member of the Khamenei family and the secon…
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“Masoud Pezeshkian remains president. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf still leads parliament. Abbas Araghchi continues to shape foreign policy”
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— Presidential elections were held in Iran on 14 June 2013. Hassan Rouhani was elected in the first round with over 50% of the vote. Tehran mayor Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf finished second with 17% of the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Iranian_presidential_elec…
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— On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel started a war with surprise airstrikes on sites and cities across Iran, assassinating Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several other Iranian officials …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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— An election for the third supreme leader of Iran by the Assembly of Experts was held from 3 to 8 March 2026, following the assassination of Ali Khamenei on 28 February during the 2026 Iran war. Mojtab…
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“Iran's war aim is not victory in the conventional sense, but endurance”
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“Iran retains leverage over critical energy routes, particularly the Strait of Hormuz”
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“Iran's red lines for ending the war include regime survival and sovereignty, credible guarantees against future US and Israeli strikes, meaningful sanctions relief, and retention of deterrence capabilities”
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“The US faces a dilemma: disengaging risks validating Iran's model of endurance while continuing the war risks deeper entanglement”
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“A new Iran has not emerged despite the ongoing conflict”
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