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Newest first · UTC+11:00Israel bombards Iranian ballistic missile, air defense sites in new round of strikes
Israel’s military bombarded Iranian ballistic missile and air defense sites in a new round of strikes Sunday morning, with blasts reported in Tehran amid escalating operations.
· Anna Young
Iran says US and Israel strikes hit school killing 108
At least 108 people have died in an explosion at a school in southern Iran, according to a local prosecutor.
· Ghoncheh Habibiazad
World leaders react cautiously to US and Israeli strikes, death of Iran Ali Khamenei
BRUSSELS — How long will it last? Will it grow? What will the conflict and the reported death of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei mean to us, and to global security overall? Those questions echoed across the Middle East and the planet Saturday as world leaders reacted warily to US and Israeli strikes on …
· Associated Press
How the strikes on Iran could impact California gas prices
The impact of the US-Israeli airstrikes in Iran could lead to dramatic swings in global oil markets — potentially sending California’s steep gas prices even higher.
· Nina Joudeh
Albanese says Australia supports the US taking action against Iran
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IRGC vows 'Iranian nation’s hand of revenge'
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Sunday said “we have lost a great leader, and we mourn him”, announcing the “Iranian nation’s hand of revenge."
· Middleeasteye
Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy says Russia peace talks will depend on situation in Middle East
Ukrainian president voices support for US and Israel strikes on Iran, calling Tehran ‘an accomplice of Putin’. What we know on day 1,467
· Guardian staff and agencies
What to know about Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
When targeted by nationwide protests early this year, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei unleashed the bloodiest crackdown of his nearly four decades in power. But now a US or Israeli military strike may have ended his rule.
· Associated Press
Trump's bet on Iranian regime change could be his biggest gamble yet
In attacking Iran and killing the regime's supreme leader, US President Donald Trump has made an enormous bet: that he can succeed where past presidents have failed by using American military force to reshape the Middle East.
· Daniel Bush
'Never heard before': Dubai hotel damaged in explosion as debris rains down on city
Auto news: Will Australians spend over $100,000 on a Chinese car?
· April Glover
Netanyahu’s war? Analysts say Trump’s Iran strikes benefit Israel, not US
President Donald Trump stood in front of regional leaders during a visit to the Middle East in May and declared a new era of US foreign policy in the region, one that is not guided by trying to reshape it or change its governing systems.
· Ali Harb
'More than 100 children' dead in US and Israel strike on Iranian school, Iran says
Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
· Cason Ho
Bowen: A dangerous moment, but US and Israel see opportunity not to be missed
The decision by the United States and Israel to plunge into a new war with Iran creates a highly dangerous moment with unpredictable consequences.
· Jeremy Bowen
Fars: Khamenei killed while at office in Tehran early Saturday morning
Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed at his office while “performing his assigned duties” in the early hours of Saturday morning, Fars news agency reported.
· Middleeasteye
What we know so far: Supreme Leader Khamenei killed, as Iran launches retaliatory strikes
President Donald Trump has said Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is dead, hours after the US and Israel launched a large-scale attack on the country.
· Hafsa Khalil
Satellite images show extent of destruction where Iran's supreme leader was killed
High-definition satellite imagery shows the massive destruction caused by the bombing of the compound of Iran's supreme leader in the heart of Tehran.
· Jonathan Hair
One person killed at major airport as Iran conflict continues
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Iran declares 40 days of mourning in wake of Khamenei’s killing
The Iranian government has declared 40 days of public mourning in the wake of Khamenei’s killing, Fars News Agency has reported.
· Middleeasteye
Multiple members of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s family killed in US-Israeli strikes on Iran
Multiple members of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s family — including his daughter and grandchild — were killed when the US and Israel launched airstrikes against Iran Saturday morning.
· Anna Young
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead at 86
In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks under a portrait of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, in a ceremony meeting a group of officials, in Tehran, Iran, March 8, 2025. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Le…
· Jon Gambrell
US strikes on Iran trigger renewed demands for war powers legislation
Lawmakers from the Democratic Party have condemned the US attacks on Iran as a “dangerous” and “unnecessary” escalation, and called on the Senate to immediately vote on legislation that would block the president’s ability to take further military action without congressional approval.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Ayatollah Khamenei's iron grip on power in Iran comes to an end
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been killed on the first day of massive US and Israeli air strikes on the country, US President Donald Trump has announced.
· Sam Woodhouse
Lyse Doucet: This is an extraordinary moment Iran has been preparing for
This is a defining moment for the Islamic Republic of Iran.
· Lyse Doucet
Philippine embassies in Middle East on full alert amid escalation of conflict in region
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine embassies in the Middle East are on full alert and have advised Filipinos in the region to refrain from unnecessary travel in their respective host countries amid the bombing of Iran by Israel and the United States.
· Bernadette E. Tamayo
Iranian state TV announces death of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei
Iranian state media announced the death of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, after contradictory reports of the killing. Iranian officials had earlier called the reports of Khamenei's death part of “psychological warfare” conducted by Iran’s enemies.
· Middleeasteye
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei killed in US-Israeli strikes
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed on Saturday after the US and Israel launched massive aerial strikes on the capital Tehran.
· Middleeasteye
Iran will respond to US-Israeli strikes as existential threats
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· Javed Ali
Iranian State TV Belatedly Confirms Death Of Ayatollah Khamenei
Iranian state TV confirms the Supreme Leader's death... as well as the deaths of his daughter, son-in-law, grandson, and daughter-in-law.
· Tyler Durden
Iran confirms Supreme Leader Khamenei killed in US-Israeli strike
Iranian state media have confirmed the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the ongoing joint US-Israeli strikes on the Islamic Republic.
· RT
Iranian state TV announces death of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei
Iranian state media announced the death of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, after contradictory reports of the killing.
· Middleeasteye
Why Trump has suddenly developed a taste for attacking other countries
Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
· John Barron
Trump was once not keen on regime change in Iran – then he lost patience
The US president’s risk tolerance evolved dramatically, leading to strikes on Iran’s clerical leadership, as talks dragged on
· Associated Press
Ayatollah Ali Khameini obituary
Supreme leader of Iran who maintained theocratic rule at home and an anti-western axis of resistance in the Middle East
· Holly Dagres
Latest developments in US, Israel strikes on Iran
PARIS, France — The United States and Israel launched waves of strikes Saturday against targets in Iran, sparking swift retaliation by the Islamic republic.
· Agence France-Presse
Dubai airport, iconic Burj Al Arab hotel damaged in Iranian missile strikes
Iran’s Fars news agency says Khamenei’s daughter, grandson killed
· Thushan Jayasuriya
For many Iranians, Khamenei will not be missed or mourned
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· Andrew Thomas
Fresh explosions heard in Tehran as Israel says air defence sites struck
Two explosions were heard in the Iranian capital, Tehran, Mehr news agency has reported.
· Middleeasteye
Fars news reports Khamenei family killed in strikes
Iranian supreme leader’s daughter, son-in-law and grandson have been killed in a strike, semi-official Fars news agency reported.
· Middleeasteye
Penny Wong backs Israeli and US strikes on Iran as Labor group decries ‘sycophantic capitulation to militarism’
Australian foreign affairs minister says Israel and US should explain ‘the legal basis for the attacks’ on Iran and won’t say if Pine Gap used during strikes
· Tom Mcilroy
Arab League says Israel using war with Iran to prevent Palestinian statehood
League of Arab States representative to the UN, Maged Abdelaziz, on Saturday, said that through escalation against Iran, Israel is seeking to evade ending its occupation of Palestine and to prevent the establishment of an independent Palestinian state.
· Middleeasteye
What War With Iran Could Mean For Markets Monday
Tl;dr: Bloomberg macro strategist, Michael Ball, warned that President Trump’s urging of Iranians to overthrow the government gives Saturday’s US and Israeli strikes on Iran the potential to usher in a more prolonged higher-volatility era rather than being a one-off tradeable shock.
· Tyler Durden
Vistazo a principales figuras políticas y religiosas de Irán
Combinación de fotos de figuras políticas y religiosas iraníes. Arriba, izquierda a derecha, ayatolá Alí Jamenei; presidente Masoud Pezeshkian; canciller Abbas Araghchi; asesor de Política Pública de Jamenei, Ali Larijani; presidente del Tribunal Supremo, Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejehi; jefe de expertos de Asamblea, M…
· Suman Naishadham
How Trump decided to abandon talks and go to war with Iran
President Donald Trump holds up a fist after disembarking Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Fla., Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
· Aamer Madhani
Iranian officials call reports of Khamenei death ‘psychological warfare’
The head of public relations for the Office of the Supreme Leader on Saturday posted on social media that these reports are part of “psychological warfare” conducted by Iran’s enemies.
· Middleeasteye
Hundreds of thousands of travellers stranded or diverted amid air space closures in Middle East
Chaos as key transit hubs in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Doha close, and more than 1,000 flights by major Middle Eastern airlines cancelled
· Guardian staff and agencies
World braces for oil price shock as Iran conflict threatens Gulf shipping
One analyst suggests Australian motorists take advantage of fuel prices before a likely steep rise in prices at the pump. (AAP )
· David Taylor
'Fill up your car' before petrol price spikes, analyst says
One analyst suggests Australian motorists take advantage of fuel prices before a likely steep rise in prices at the pump. (AAP )
· David Taylor
Unauthorized war or justified action? US Congress split on Iran strikes
US President Donald Trump’s unilateral decision to launch strikes against Iran has met a mixed response in Congress, as lawmakers are split over the issue, mostly along party lines. Democrats are now seeking to stop the campaign under the 1973 War Powers Act.
· RT
Chris Mason: Trump calls Starmer as US and Europe diverge on Iran strikes
The phone call between US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer was brief, I am told, and was instigated by the White House.
· Chris Mason