Iran had not only emerged from this war with a justifiable claim of achieving moral, psychological and strategic victory over both the Americans and Israelis. In this regard, the ceasefire announced by President Trump looks more like a strategic withdrawal to pause the punishing barrage of missiles that Israel had been subjected to by Iran,

"Khamenei's position is surely weakened," Arash Azizi, who unveiled an alleged plot against the supreme leader, told Newsweek.

After US and Israeli strikes, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei faces a critical choice: rebuild the same regime or open up in a way that could threaten his hold on power.

An intense online war of words between Iran's Supreme Leader and U.S. President over recent nuclear strikes is escalating tensions.

Iran is said to be just months away from enriching uranium - despite Donald Trump's claim to have wiped out its nuclear facilities in a series of bombing raids last weekend. Rafael Grossi, the head of the UN's nuclear watchdog,

Iran likely will be able to begin to produce enriched uranium "in a matter of months," despite damage from US and Israeli attacks.

Iran's Foreign Minister set firm conditions for any renewed talks with the United States, signaling that Tehran remains open to diplomacy but not without conditions, in a new interview with CBS News.

President Trump previously said diplomatic talks could resume as early as this week, but Iran's foreign minister said he didn't think they would "restart as quickly as that."