Iran faces 'a permanent state of crisis' as time wanes and sanction pressure grows

Women talk in front of the banners showing portraits of the late chief of the general staff of Iran’s armed forces, Gen. Mohammad Hossein Bagheri, right, and the late commander of Revolutionary Guard Gen. Hossein Salami, who were killed in Israeli strike in June, during a commemoration marking the first death anniversary of Hezbollah leaders Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine, who were killed in Israeli airstrikes in Beirut, in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)