JL-055 · Prof Jiang Xueqin · said
America and Israel will not be able to occupy Iran, even if they decapitate its central leadership.
Prof Jiang Xueqin said this on 18 June 2025. Our assessment, on the public evidence linked below, is confirmed.
What Prof Jiang Xueqin said
“they won't be able to occupy the country”
Our assessment
No US or Israeli occupation of Iran took place by 17 June 2026 despite Khamenei being killed on 28 February. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said on 30 March the US had taken Iran's airspace and waterways without boots on the ground, and the 17 June memorandum signed by Trump and President Pezeshkian commits both sides to respect each other's sovereignty and territorial integrity and pulls US forces back from Iran's vicinity.
Evidence
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Verdict history 1
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No US or Israeli occupation of Iran took place by 17 June 2026 despite Khamenei being killed on 28 February. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said on 30 March the US had taken Iran's airspace and waterways without boots on the ground, and the 17 June memorandum signed by Trump and President Pezeshkian commits both sides to respect each other's sovereignty and territorial integrity and pulls US forces back from Iran's vicinity.