Iran denies Khamenei death reports after strike claims
Iranian state-linked media have pushed back against claims that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in US-Israeli air strikes.
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· Agence France-Presse
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· Lisa Mascaro
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Poland says it had advance knowledge of US-Israel strikes on Iran
Poland’s leadership said Saturday it had prior awareness of the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, in contrast to France, which said it was neither informed of nor involved in the operation.
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One dead as Iran launches waves of strikes on wealthy Gulf
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· Agence France-Presse
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· RT
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Key political and religious figures in Iran
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· Michael Koziol
Norway advises against travel to Middle East states
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Iran, US, Israel officials give civilians clashing directives as bombs drop
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Photos show global reaction to US and Israeli strikes
Iranian people attend a demonstration in support of the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
· The Associated Press
Italy’s defence minister stranded in Dubai after strikes
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War powers debate intensifies after Trump orders attack on Iran without approval by Congress
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Netanyahu says Iran war to continue ‘as long as necessary’, claims Khamenei likely killed
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War powers debate in Congress intensifies after Trump's strikes on Iran
The U.S. Capitol is photographed Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
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Israeli-US attacks on Iran ‘not permitted’ under UN charter: South Africa
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Defiant Iranian FM Says Regime Change Will Be 'Mission Impossible'
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Strikes on Iraq base, pro-Iran group threatens US
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· Agence France-Presse
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· RT
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· Agence France-Presse
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Israel says 89 lightly wounded since start of Iran war
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