The Iran war was cast as a catalyst for the Islamic republic's collapse, but months of fighting failed to dislodge the clerical leadership and left its opponents out in the cold.

Hardliners want revenge, rearmament and a tougher line against Washington, while ordinary Iranians expect sanctions relief to ease years of poverty, inflation and destruction from…

Regime claims 'definitive victory' after being struck 13,000 times by the US and Israel