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Withdrawn entry

This entry was withdrawn from the Record on September 28, 2026. Reason: Withdrawn: the statement is a forecast of how long Iran would take to rebuild, not a checkable factual assertion. It stays here so existing links still work.

As previously published:

If we left today, it would take Iran 20 years to rebuild.

May 10, 2026

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