After 6 months of war, Iran's battered regime remains entrenched

Conflict in the Middle East has been escalating. These stories provide context for current developments and the history that led up to them. A woman walks past a mural depicting Iran's late supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, at Valiasr Square in central Tehran, on Aug. Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images hide caption It has been six months since the U.S. and Israel went to war with Iran. One of their main goals was to bring down the regime in Tehran, but Iran's leaders have managed to hold onto power.

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