Since the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel, Iran’s advancing nuclear program has been somewhat eclipsed as a strategic challenge by Tehran’s backing of a broad “Axis of Resistance” attacking Israel, U.S. forces in the region, and commercial shipping in the Red Sea.| The Soufan Center
Iranians will go to the polls on Friday, June 28, in a special election to replace President Ibrahim Raisi, who, along with Iran’s Foreign Minister, was killed in an accidental helicopter crash in northern Iran on May 19.| The Soufan Center