'Götterdämmerung': The Iranian Leadership Has Condemned Its Citizens to a Fight to the Finish

<![CDATA[In the waning days of World War II, even the drug-addled Adolf Hitler knew the end was near. On March 19, 1945, Hitler issued what became known as the "Nero Decree." As Allied forces closed in, Hitler ordered a scorched-earth policy within Germany’s own borders.]]>