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Mohsen Rezai at the Iran State television studio in Tehran. (AFP file photo)

6 months on, Iran’s leaders are defying the US and signaling no tolerance for dissent

  • Rezaei’s appointment came in a recent set of decrees by the supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, that formally set Iran’s new senior leadership, including top military posts
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US diplomats, family members slowly begin to return to Mideast embassies

US diplomats, family members slowly begin to return to Mideast embassies

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Hungry bears wander into US West homes, shops in record numbers

Hungry bears wander into US West homes, shops in record numbers

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Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz are visible near the beach of Bandar Abbas, Iran, August 28, 2026. (Reuters)

Iran’s navy says it has ‘full control’ over Strait of Hormuz

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Netanyahu’s party in uproar as far-right refuses pleas to unite

Netanyahu’s party in uproar as far-right refuses pleas to unite

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Iran supreme leader remains invisible 6 months into an existential war

Iran supreme leader remains invisible 6 months into an existential war

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Mourners carry the bodies during Monday’s funeral of Palestinians who were killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza City. (Reuters)

5 killed in Gaza strikes a week after US asked Israel to curb attacks

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Iran says recent Pakistan, Oman talks focused on ‘regional solutions’ for Strait of Hormuz

Iran says recent Pakistan, Oman talks focused on ‘regional solutions’ for Strait of Hormuz

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US Secret Service aware of Iranian video threat against Barron Trump 

US Secret Service aware of Iranian video threat against Barron Trump 

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Drivers queue at a petrol station to refuel in Tehran, on August 25, 2026. (AFP)

Iran’s gas lines are growing, but there’s no sign so far that its leaders will bow to US sanctions

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Iranian parents still gripped by grief, six months after school strike in Minab photos

Iranian parents still gripped by grief, six months after school strike in Minab

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US spy chief visits Russia for meetings, media reports

US spy chief visits Russia for meetings, media reports

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A year after Israeli strikes killed journalists at a hospital, no one has been held accountable

A year after Israeli strikes killed journalists at a hospital, no one has been held accountable

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