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Iran’s Fatwa Against Trump a Declaration of War

Iran’s Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi declared a fatwa against President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on June 29. A fatwa is a religious decree on a matter of Islamic law that is issued by a senior Islamic jurist. Shirazi holds the rank of a Marja’a-e Taqlid, the highest…

Iran on Cusp of Deployable Nuclear Weapons

Speaking before a U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on March 25, 2025, U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard stated in her opening remarks that “The IC continues to assess that Iran is not building a nuclear weapon and Supreme Leader Khamenei has not authorized the nuclear weapons program he suspended in…

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