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"A Sense of Despair": Many Iranians Fear a Prolonged War — and What Comes After
Amidst escalating US-Israeli strikes and Iranian retaliation, experts reveal a profound sense of despair among Iranians caught between a brutal regime and external war, challenging simplistic narratives.
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Iran Picks New Supreme Leader; Toxic Black Rain Falls After Israeli Strikes on Iranian Oil Depots
As the US-Israeli war on Iran intensifies, Iran's Assembly of Experts defied US pressure by selecting Mojtaba Khamenei as the new Supreme Leader, while civilian infrastructure faces devastating attacks, including a US missile strike on a girls' school.
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