The rare admission from Mohsen Rezaei, the security chief, came weeks after the U. S. tightened sanctions and its naval blockade.
Source: [New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/world/middleeast/iran-economy-rial.html)
Brett McGurk, who served as a top adviser to President Biden on the Middle East, told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" about the high-stakes negotiations between Israel and Hamas, and how the Biden administration was considering "pretty draconian measures against Israel" in April 2024.
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Energy Secretary Chris Wright told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that President Trump was "well aware of the risks to energy flows" before launching the Iran war, but he said the president said "I simply cannot. The world cannot sustain a nuclear-armed Iran, and I'm not going to do it.
The new coaches poll was released on Sunday.
The allegations were made after police detained dozens of protesters demanding the resignation of the election chief over changes to voter rolls.
Six months after the deaths of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Ali Larijani, Iran has transitioned into an opaque, security-centered governance model where authority is increasingly mediated by institutional decrees rather than centralized personal leadership.