Reported claim

“United States and Israeli leadership believed that Iran was so weakened by sanctions, internal contradictions, and US and Israeli strikes on nuclear facilities in June 2025 that unconditional capitulation would follow the first strikes and the killing of Iran's supreme leader.”

Held steady; reporting was consistent but did not move the assessment.

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