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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.
Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
John Barron has more than 20 years experience as a journalist and broadcaster and has written for publications including The Washington Post.
The US president’s risk tolerance evolved dramatically, leading to strikes on Iran’s clerical leadership, as talks dragged on
When Rebekah Lee was in her twenties, she decided to embark on an ambitious climb up Mount Stuart in Washington State and "made a series of bad decisions".
Forças militares dos Estados Unidos e de Israel lançaram na manhã deste sábado (28/02) uma ampla campanha aérea contra o Irã, numa operação batizada como "Fúria Épica" por Washington e que logo passou a incluir alvos em dezenas de províncias do país persa.
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.
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)
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.
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.
Both Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu have said the Israeli-US strikes were aimed at ending a security threat and ensuring Iran could not develop a nuclear weapon. Source: AAP / Yi Yin
American and Israeli forces have carried out strikes on cities across Iran, in what US President Donald Trump has described as "major combat operations".
Figures from across the United States political spectrum have reacted to President Donald Trump’s joint attack with Israel on Iran, with Republicans largely expressing support and Democrats failing to offer a robust and unified response.
Crowds gather in DC, New York and beyond to denounce Trump’s Iran strikes as an illegal act of war
SEATTLE (AP) — Braeden Carrington had career highs of nine 3-pointers and 32 points, Nick Boyd added 22 points, and Wisconsin defeated Washington 90-73 on Saturday.
CHENEY, Wash. (AP) — Alton Hamilton IV scored 23 points as Eastern Washington beat Northern Arizona 88-57 on Saturday.
The US joined an Israeli assault after intel suggested Iran’s top clerics and commanders could be hit at once
President Donald Trump leaves the stage after speaking at the Port of Corpus Christi in Corpus Christi, Texas, Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Gonzalez)
US President Donald Trump claimed late on Saturday that Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in US-Israeli strikes, an announcement that was earlier denied by Iran's foreign minister, state media and his personal office.
Despite a second-term pledge to end US involvement in costly and destructive foreign wars, President Donald Trump has initiated a full-scale offensive to topple the Iranian government just more than a year after returning to office.
US president Donald Trump has announced the killing of Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei after joint US-Israeli air strikes hit his compound on Saturday.
The US president gave mixed signals about whether the attack was coming, but his weekend Mar-a-Lago trip may have been the big giveaway
Trump said on social media that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is dead, saying his passing is “the single greatest chance for the Iranian people to take back their Country.” The death occurred after a joint US and Israeli aerial bombardment that targeted Iranian military and governmental sites.
US President Donald Trump has said he believes that Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead. In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote “Khamenei, one of the most evil people in History, is dead.”
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stands outside the Pentagon during a welcome ceremony for the Japanese defense minister at the Pentagon in Washington, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, File)
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US President Donald Trump has said he believes reports that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in air strikes are accurate, though he stopped short of confirming the claim outright.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Chance Gladden’s 22 points helped Boston University defeat American 68-65 in a regular-season finale on Saturday.
El capitolio de Estados Unidos, el viernes 27 de febrero de 2026, en Washington. (AP Foto/Rahmat Gul)
Iran strikes are attempt to hijack the global narrative and drown out Epstein and tariffs with the thunder of cruise missiles
TL;DR, while we find the actions of the Trump administration disappointing - based on their anti-interventionist campaign promises vs. the interventionist reality - there can be little doubt (given the speed and breadth of action) that kneejerk protests emerging within minutes of an event are clearly manufactured, a…
This combo of file photos show Iran’s key political and religious figures, top row, from left, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, President Masoud Pezeshkian, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, Khamenei Adviser on Public Policy Ali Larijani, Chief Justice Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejehi, Head of Assembly Experts Moha…
Democrats are demanding an immediate vote in the US Congress over military action launched by Donald Trump against Iran, accusing the president of usurping the legislative branch’s power to declare war.
WASHINGTON — Key members of Congress are demanding a swift vote on a war powers resolution that would restrain President Donald Trump's military attack on Iran unless the administration wins their approval for what they warn is a potentially illegal campaign that risks pulling the United States into a deeper Middle …
In Minnesota, Trump's immigration crackdown and the deaths of two anti-ICE protestors at the hands of federal agents have been a source of fear and mourning. Credit: SBS Dateline / Getty / Jon Moore
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Ragip Soylu, Turkey bureau chief for Middle East Eye, assesses Ankara’s position on the ongoing Israeli-US war on Iran: Turkey did everything it could to stop the US attack on Iran, but it failed. Ankara stopped short of directly condemning Washington in order to preserve the rapport between Turkish President Recep …
The U.S. Capitol is photographed Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
The building appears to be among many devastated in Trump’s ‘major combat operations’ as long expected attacks arrive
Pouco após Israel lançar o que chamou de "ataques preventivos" contra o Irã na manhã deste sábado (28/02), o presidente dos Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, confirmou que as ações faziam parte de uma ampla ofensiva conjunta israelo-americana.
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The US and Israel have launched a major attack in order to lay waste to much of Iran’s military as well as deny it the ability to build a nuclear weapon, according to US President Donald Trump.
The US president upended half a century of US foreign policy in an eight-minute video with another attempt at Middle Eastern regime change
WASHINGTON — Republicans largely welcomed strikes launched Saturday by US forces and ally Israel against Iran but prominent Democrats condemned what they called an illegal aggression.
CEO Sam Altman claims military will not use AI product for autonomous killing systems or mass surveillance
After Zohran Mamdani’s upset, a new wave of challengers targets incumbents, driven by fury at Donald Trump
Members of Congress swiftly denounced the president’s military action against the Islamic Republic alongside Israel