Category: Supreme Leader
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With Its Conventional Deterrence Diminished, Will Iran Go for the Bomb?
Although recent military setbacks have fueled Iranian talk about a possible nuclear breakout, uncertainty about the risks, costs, and utility of weaponization may give the United States leverage to ensure that Tehran continues to hedge. With Donald Trump’s election victory, Iran faces a period of maximum danger as it confronts the likely return of U.S.…
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Iranian official met with Musk in a possible step to ease tensions with Trump
WASHINGTON — Iran successfully sought a meeting with Elon Musk, according to a U.S. official, one in a series of steps that appeared aimed at easing tensions with President-elect Donald Trump. Iran’s U.N. Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani met with Musk — a Trump ally named this week to advise his administration on ways to cut…
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Iranian officials searched at Lebanon airport: Reports
Iranian officials were searched by security at the Beirut airport on Friday, according to Lebanese media, constituting a potential diplomatic incident amid the war with Israel. Al Jadeed reported that the Iranian delegation accompanying senior adviser Ali Larijani objected to having their bags searched at the airport. As a result, security officials closed the airport’s…
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Pictures show moment Israeli bomb exploded at Beirut apartment block
New pictures show the moment of impact as an Israeli missile hit a Beirut apartment block and exploded. The block was one of five buildings destroyed by airstrikes on Friday alone. Israel launched airstrikes in the southern suburbs of Beirut in a fourth consecutive day of intense attacks. There were no immediate reports of casualties.…
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Iran’s Dilemma in Dealing With A New Trump Administration
Editor’s Note: A former journalist in Iran who is also fluent in Arabic, Mohammad Mazhari brings a deep understanding of Iran’s regional and security policies and is a regular contributor to Stimson on these issues. By Barbara Slavin, Distinguished Fellow, Middle East Perspectives Donald Trump’s re-election brings sweeping international consequences, especially for Iran, which endured…
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In Iran, the suicide of opposition figure Kianoosh Sanjari sends shockwaves through social media
International Iran Imprisoned and forcibly confined to psychiatric hospitals several times, Sanjari, a human rights activist, blogger and journalist took his own life on Wednesday ‘in protest against the dictatorship of Khamenei.’ Lire en français Subscribers only Kianoosh Sanjari, to those who knew him, was a polite, gentle man who was deeply devoted to Iran.…
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Iran told Biden administration it won’t try to assassinate President-elect Trump: report
In an unusual assurance to the Biden administration last month, Iran promised it would not assassinate Donald Trump in a secret exchange intended to ease tensions, U.S. officials told the Wall Street Journal, according to a Friday report. The assurances reportedly came in a written message to the administration on Oct. 14, after the White…
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Iran Told U.S. That It’s Not Trying to Kill Trump
Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT The Biden administration had warned that the United States would consider any Iranian attempt on Mr. Trump’s life to be “an act of war,” officials said. A demonstration in Tehran for Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani in 2020. U.S. officials have said that Iran sought to kill Donald J. Trump for ordering the…
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Don’t Assume Iran’s Retaliation Will Target Only Israel
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. On October 26, 2024, Israel launched three waves of attacks against Iran targeting Iranian anti-aircraft systems. The Israeli strikes came in retaliation to an October 1, 2024, Iranian missile barrage targeting sites across the Jewish state. In the aftermath of the Israeli strikes, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and top regime…
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Trump Transition Live Updates: House Speaker Doesn’t Want Gaetz Ethics Report Released
President-elect Donald J. Trump has chosen Karoline Leavitt, his campaign’s press secretary, to be his White House press secretary, one of the most high-profile jobs in his next administration. Leavitt will be the top White House spokeswoman and will be responsible for delivering the administration’s message to reporters in briefings. Image Credit…Doug Mills/The New York…