My descent from Damavand, initially a disappointment, had unexpectedly become the first chapter of a much greater test — one of survival in a rapidly deteriorating region.

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Israel will probably be able to destroy Iran’s existing nuclear facilities, but it’s only a question of when, not if, Iran will reconstitute them.

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