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How Iran's new regime is very different to what came before

Khamenei's funeral is another reminder of the change Iran has seen, but what does its new leadership want?
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Wall Street Journal
· Jun 23, 2026
We Parsed Trump’s Shifting Rhetoric on the Iran War
The president initially said his goal was to dislodge the regime in Tehran, destroy its missile arsenal and curtail its nuclear program. Here’s how his views have changed.
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· Jul 10, 2026
Aref: Iran Enters New Phase Under Leadership of Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei
Aref: Iran Enters New Phase Under Leadership of Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei
Sky News Australia
· Jul 6, 2026
Tehran home to ‘super villain convention’ to thwart Middle East peace
Former Israeli government spokesperson Eylon Levy likened Tehran to a "super villain convention" working to disrupt Middle East peace. “Iran is now under the control of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, and they’re plotting to rebuild their control in the Middle East,” Mr Levy told Sky News host James Macpherson. “What we’re seeing in Tehran and around Iran now is less of a funeral and more of a super villain convention; they’re bringing together all the worst people in the world … to plot together how to thwart the peace process in the Middle East.”
CNN
· Jun 25, 2026
What’s Iran’s own view of the war? Fareed examines
How is the war with Iran being seen from inside the country? Fareed Zakaria and experts examine the mood in Iran and what its leadership might be thinking about the conflict. 0:00 How Iran sees the war 1:45 Iran’s new leadership 3:07 Understanding Iran’s Strategy 3:23 State of Iran’s nuclear program 6:36 Trump accuses Iran of “total violation” of ceasefire 9:13 Is the new guard in Iran the old guard? Watch 24/7 live news with CNN Headlines: https://bit.ly/4eIvlTr #News #iran #cnn
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· Jun 22, 2026
How Iran learned to stop worrying and live with war
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ScheerPost
· Jun 24, 2026
How Iran Is Moving From Resistance To Statecraft After The War
Farrokh Neghadar and Goudarz Eghtedari for Middle East Monitor The recent war involving Iran has revived a longstanding debate about the nature of Iranian power and the future of the Middle East. For decades, discussions of Iran in Western policy circles have oscillated between two assumptions: that the Islamic Republic is fundamentally ideological and irrational, []
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Related coverage for "How Iran's new regime is very different to what came before": Wall Street Journal — We Parsed Trump’s Shifting Rhetoric on the Iran War. Yemen News Agency - SABA — Aref: Iran Enters New Phase Under Leadership of Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei. Sky News Australia — Tehran home to ‘super villain convention’ to thwart Middle East peace. CNN — What’s Iran’s own view of the war? Fareed examines. Iran Herald — How Iran learned to stop worrying and live with war . ScheerPost — How Iran Is Moving From Resistance To Statecraft After The War

