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Iran Has Its Back Against the Wall

ByRoger Cohen June 19, 2025June 20, 2025

The Iranian regime finds itself in its most difficult position 46 years after the revolution that brought it to power. But does it mean the end?

Ali Shadmani | International Relations | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Khamenei, Ali | Macron, Emmanuel (1977- ) | Merz, Friedrich | Nuclear weapons | Trump, Donald J | United States International Relations | War and Armed Conflicts

Israel Says It Killed a Top Iranian Military Leader as Trump Calls for Iran’s Surrender

ByNatan Odenheimer, David E. Sanger, Farnaz Fassihi and Michael Levenson June 17, 2025June 17, 2025

Maj. Gen. Ali Shadmani had been in the job for mere days. News of his death came as President Trump called for Iran’s “unconditional surrender” and threatened its supreme leader.