Iran’s regime is still intact – the coming days will show if it can hold out

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While the military phase of Operation Epic Fury, as the US have dubbed it, appeared tightly co-ordinated and largely under US control, the political appeal to the Iranian public remains far less predictable.

On Sunday morning, Iranian state television formally confirmed Khamenei’s death, before swiftly announcing the formation of a temporary council of three men to assume executive authority.

Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon exchange fire as conflict widens after attack on Iran

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