When President Donald J. Trump declared that Iran’s supreme leader was dead and urged the country’s security forces to “join the patriots,” he framed the moment as a historic opening — “the greatest chance for the Iranian people to take back their country.” The rhetoric was absolute. The outcome, far less so. If the death of Iran’s supreme leader marks a genuine rupture at the apex of the Isla...

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