What Happened
Tehran Leaders Unite Behind Hard-Line Stance Amid Economic Woes
Six months into the conflict, Iran’s leadership has coalesced around a hard core of military generals and clerics, signaling a potentially long confrontation with the US. The new leaders, including Mohsen Rezaei and Hossein Taeb, have threatened to escalate the war and smother internal unrest, as the economy suffers under US sanctions. The situation was first reported by an unknown source.