Hardline ideologues, who advocate for perennial enmity with the west, have railed against the possibility of re-engaging with the US and attacked Iran’s reformist president Masoud Pezeshkian, who this week suggested he remained amenable to negotiations with Washington.

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday said that Israel’s attacks during last month’s 12-day war were intended to weaken the Islamic republic’s system and

Iran's resurgence, Israel's military posture, and U.S. backing create a high-stakes triangle driving the region toward renewed conflict.