Certainly you’ve seen this headline.  “Iran at war with the West and Israel, says Iran’s president,” Politico, 12-27-25.  Here’s the quote from Masoud Pezeshkian, on the website of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, lest there be any doubt.  “In my opinion, we are in a full-fledged war with America, Israel, and Europe; they do not want our country to stand on its feet.”

“Iran executes record number of people after spy crackdown,” Telegraph, 12-27-25.

“The Year in Review: Iran’s Deepening Economic Crisis,” Middle East Forum, 12-27-25.  “A Former Tehran Stock Exchange Official Recently Warned of a Potential Surge in Iran’s Inflation to as High as 3,000 Percent.”

Ever the diplomat.  “Khamenei says West opposes Iran over Islamic order, not nuclear issue,” Iran International, 12-27-25.