Iran’s supreme leader must revoke a fatwa banning the development of nuclear weapons if the regime is to survive, his top military commanders have said.

Minutes after a magnitude 4.5 earthquake hit Iran on October 5, 2024, rumors swirled that it wasn’t natural—claims that scientists have now shown to be false.

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian on Monday said the United States is not sincere and ready in seeking negotiations with Tehran as crowds of people, many chanting “Death to America”, rallied across the country to mark the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

We have never been this vulnerable, and it may be our last chance to obtain one before it’s too late,” an official was cited as saying.