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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Rom. The war in Iran is now in its tenth week. There's a ceasefire in effect, but both sides continue to block the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has been reviewing a US-proposed agreement for days. Mehrzad Boroujerdi is with Missouri University of Science and Technology. He doesn't see an agreement anytime soon.

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The law of unintended consequences has taken hold. Uh, the, the war has basically produced a more radical and increasingly confident leadership in Iran that believes it can outlast US political will while sustaining domestic repression to suppress internal resistance.

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He was interviewed on NPR's Weekend Edition. Russia is commemorating the anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany. The celebrations on Red Square were scaled back amid concerns over Ukrainian drone strikes. NPR's Charles Maines reports.

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