Iran at war: Stability masks deepening crises
Key takeaways
- One hundred days after the Iran war began, the Islamic Republic appears stable.
- Key facilities of the Iranian armed forces were destroyed, and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed, along with several senior political and military figures.
- Iran's Assembly of Experts chose Khamenei's son Mojtaba as the country's new supreme leader.
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One hundred days after the Iran war began, the Islamic Republic appears stable. But beneath the surface, economic strain, social unrest and growing repression point to deeper instability.
https://p.dw.com/p/5Eue LIran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has not been seen in public since being appointed Image: Majid Asgaripour/WANA/REUTERSAdvertisement The Iran war started on February 28, when the US and Israel launched joint airstrikes targeting military and strategic sites across the Islamic Republic.
Key facilities of the Iranian armed forces were destroyed, and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed, along with several senior political and military figures.