On Saturday, Israel and the United States struck Iran, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Tehran has been responding with volleys of missiles aimed at Israel—and also at several other countries in the region. How will the conflict end? How long can Tehran sustain this fight? Iran expert Vali Nasr joined Ravi Agrawal for an emergency episode that ran live on the afternoon of Monday, March 3. 

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Barbara Slavin: Death Comes to the Dictator

Ali Hashem: Iran Is Built to Withstand the Ayatollah’s Assassination

Alireza Nader and Nik Kowsar: Khamenei Is Dead. Who’s In Charge of Iran?

Amos C. Fox and Franz-Stefan Gady: Iran, Israel, and the U.S. Are Racing the Clock

Anchal Vohra: Iran’s Proxies Are Out for Themselves for Now

Emma Ashford: Trump Is Betraying His Base by Waging War on Iran

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