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The 12-Day War: Iran's Leaders Face Narrowing Choices

The 12-day conflict with Israel was brief, yet it left a scar. It was a war marked by unprecedented strikes deep inside Iranian territory that jolted the leadership in Tehran into confronting realities they had long sought to avoid.

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