For weeks, fires and explosions have been reported almost daily in Iran. Officials are investigating what they think is a coordinated campaign.

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The theocratic government is repurposing folklore and patriotic anthems as it seeks to channel national outrage into increasing its support at home.

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Local officials blamed shoddy construction and a lack of preparedness for the scale of the tragedy at the newly opened building.

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The 12-day conflict was marked by a flurry of propaganda, disinformation and covert operations aided by artificial intelligence and spread by social media.

The withdrawal of international inspectors comes amid heightened concerns that Iran, battered by Israeli and U.S. strikes, may be driven to try to build a nuclear bomb.

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