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^{Encyclopedia Britannicabritannica.com}Iran | People, Religion, Leader, Map, Conflict, Allies, Protests, Nuclear Deal, Flag, & War | Britannica

Iran is a mountainous, arid, and ethnically diverse country of southwestern Asia. The heart of the Persian empire of antiquity, Iran has long played an important role in the region as an imperial power and as a factor in superpower rivalries.

^WORLDwng.orgA just and lawful military action | WORLD

The Iranians continued to wage war against us, directly or through their proxies, off-and-on since then: the Beirut bombing of the Marine barracks in 1983, the Khobar Towers bombing in 1996, and arming the anti-U.S. terrorists resisting the transition to a peaceful Iraq post-Saddam, which killed hundreds of American soldiers.

^WORLDwng.orgMore U.S. Navy muscle goes to Middle East amid Iran tension | WORLD

Iran has argued that its nuclear program is only for energy and research purposes.

^{USAFactsusafacts.org}The State Department is in charge of diplomatic recognition. | USAFacts

The US recognizes 196 other countries as independent states and has positive diplomatic relations with 193 of them — all but Bhutan, Iran, and North Korea.

^WORLDwng.org“This cannot continue” | WORLD

We are now in uncharted territory. The American airstrikes against strategic nuclear installations in Iran represent a fundamental change in U.S. policy and may well lead to a wider conflict that could spiral out of control. The risks are huge, but the danger was clear.

^{The Epoch Timestheepochtimes.com}Iran Warns of Response Without ‘Full Implementation’ of US Peace Deal | The Epoch Times

Meanwhile, Iran was preparing on Friday for the funeral of the late top leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with banners across Tehran urging the public to rise up in support of the Iranian regime after the devastating strikes that killed the 86-year-old leader and a number of other top leaders.

^{The Epoch Timestheepochtimes.com}US, Iran Signal They Won’t Back Down Over Strait of Hormuz Control | The Epoch Times

On June 28, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that Iran is the sole country that bears responsibility for opening the strait, which was reopened earlier in June under the memorandum, and claimed that no other country can interfere in the country’s mission, according to state-run media.

^{The Epoch Timestheepochtimes.com}US, Iran Launch New Strikes; Trump Warns Ceasefire May Collapse | The Epoch Times

On June 17, the United States and Iran enacted a 14-point memorandum of understanding aimed at resolving the large-scale armed conflict that began between the two countries when U.S. and Israeli forces began striking Iran on Feb.

^{The Federalistthefederalist.com}White House: Iran Gets Nothing Unless It Gets Rid Of Its Nuclear Stockpile

The Trump administration’s negotiations with Iran do not include any pathway for the country to obtain a nuclear weapon, nor will any potential deal give Iran “billions of dollars” in no-strings-attached handouts, a senior administration official said Sunday, despite some Republican warmongers claiming otherwise.

^{The Federalistthefederalist.com}Trump Can Counter Media By Being Honest About Iran War

Literally since the start of the war, the president has said it’s over; that it’s still going; that we’re close to a deal with Iran; that Iran isn’t really trying to make a deal; that Iran really wants a deal; that Iran needs to open the Hormuz Strait; that the Hormuz Strait would be open in short order; that we control the strait; that the U.S.

^{The Federalistthefederalist.com}NYT Writers’ Anger Over Iran Deal Means Trump Is On Right Track

President Trump seems to be trying in earnest to end the Iran war that we embarked upon on Israel’s behalf, and it’s upsetting all the right people.

^{The Federalistthefederalist.com}The Iran War Is Piling Up A List Of Surprises

Second, a growing series of reports is showing that the war has involved more belligerents than we knew about. Reports over the weekend revealed that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has conducted military strikes inside Iran, bombing a refinery in retaliation for Iranian attacks.

^{The Federalistthefederalist.com}U.S. Blockade Of Iranian Ports Could Finally Break Iran

Although Iran reached a temporary cease-fire agreement with the U.S., it has refused to fully reopen the strait. Instead, it has imposed excessive “tolls” of up to $2 million per voyage. In doing so, Iran has turned a vital international waterway into a tool of asymmetric deterrence and economic coercion.

^{The Federalistthefederalist.com}Democrats Can’t Update Their Script On The Iran War To Incorporate New Realities

Without saying that we can know all of this, because war is the enemy of certainty, a few new realities seem to be emerging. First, the Iranian strength of controlling the Strait of Hormuz chokepoint is turning out to work both ways. Kharg Island, the critical oil production center for the Iranians, is 300 miles north of the strait, inside and above it.

^{The Federalistthefederalist.com}Iran Rescue Mission Underscores Hegseth’s Predecessors’ Incompetence

An American airman found himself stuck behind enemy lines on Saturday in the “treacherous mountains of Iran,” after his aircraft was shot down and Iranian forces were closing in, according to the president. But in a daring rescue mission, the CIA managed to pick up his distress signal and fed false information through multiple channels to confuse the enemy, Fox News reported.

^{The Epoch Timestheepochtimes.com}Iran Attacks Bahrain After Retaliatory US Airstrikes | The Epoch Times

Iran has not claimed responsibility for the attack on the ship. Less than a day earlier, however, the country’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it had targeted American positions in the region in retaliation for the June 26 U.S. strikes, which U.S.

^{The Federalistthefederalist.com}The Iran War Threatens To Pull Plug On US Farming’s Life Support

The disruption in Iran exposes the myriad risks to this food production system. A foreign attack using an electromagnetic pulse (EMP), nuclear bomb, or terror cells could disrupt this finely tuned supply chain far more profoundly than a pandemic.

^{The Federalistthefederalist.com}How Trump Can Turn Iran Critiques Into Midterm Momentum

The Trump administration has been saying that the Iran war is winding down. Last week there was a ceasefire, and White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt issued a message of victory. Then Israel attacked Lebanon, which set back the hours-old ceasefire. Vance negotiated for hours with the Iranians in Pakistan, but said they would not accept American red lines.

^{The Federalistthefederalist.com}Don’t Take Anyone Who Predicted Genocide In Iran Last Night Seriously

Despite the pearl-clutching and predictions, the anticipated scenario never materialized. Instead, Iran agreed to a temporary ceasefire.