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Some holding pictures of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, mourners reach out to coffins during a funeral for people killed during the ongoing U.S.–Israeli military campaign in Isfahan, Iran, Thursday, March 5, 2026.

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Comment & Opinion, Opinion

March 5, 2026

What does America owe the people of Iran?

By J. PEDER ZANE RealClearPolitics

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