Iran’s Battered Leaders Emerge From War Confident — and With New Cards

The New York Times | April 9, 2026, 8:15 a.m. | Original
For Iran’s theocratic rulers, just surviving the U.S.-Israeli onslaught means victory. But the seeds of their next crisis may already be planted.
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