Special Episode: War in Iran
The U.S. and Israel conducted a joint military operation that killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, triggering widespread retaliatory strikes by Iran across the Middle East and raising fears of prolonged regional war, with no clear endgame from the Trump administration.
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Ishan Tharoor
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