Despite the assassinations of most of the Islamic Republic’s political and military leaders, the regime shows no signs of collapse.
Similarly, wave after wave of US and Israeli air strikes may have degraded Iran’s ballistic missile and drone capabilities, but they still look set to remain a potent threat to the region for the duration of the conflict – and beyond.
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Washington wants Tehran to dismantle its nuclear enrichment facilities and surrender its stockpile of near-weapons-grade uranium estimated to be sufficient for 11 warheads.

US conditions for ending the war also include scrapping all Iranian missiles except those for defensive purposes, and ending Tehran’s support for allied “Axis of Resistance” militias including Lebanese Hezbollah and Yemen’s Houthis.

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