“Every single person who’s still alive in the Iranian regime right now is alive for a purpose and by choice.”That was how Emirati senior journalist and TV commentator Nadim Koteich framed the moment, speaking as the region absorbed the full…
Category: 3. Middle East
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UAE journalist: Iran regime survivors spared for a reason
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Australian mosques hold memorial services for Ali Khamenei
Scores of mosques across Australia held memorial services for Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei following his assassination by Israel on Saturday.El Zahra Centre in Melbourne announced a Majlis [gathering] in commemoration of Khamenei. “We…
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Ali Larijani, once seen as a pragmatist, steps into void left by Khamenei’s death
Veteran Iranian politician Ali Larijani, who said on Sunday a temporary leadership council would be set up after an airstrike killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, reemerged last year as one of the most powerful figures in the…
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Schools transition to distance learning amid ongoing missile fire from Iran
The Education Ministry announced Sunday that schools will transition to distance learning starting Monday, as Iran continued to fire deadly volleys of missiles in retaliation for US and Israeli strikes.
The ministry said that the education…
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Global flights in chaos as Iran’s strikes on Gulf shut down world’s busiest air hub
Global air travel remained heavily disrupted on Sunday as continued Iranian missile and drone fire kept major Middle Eastern airports closed, in one of the sharpest aviation shocks in recent years.
Key transit airports, including Dubai, the…
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Donald Trump: Operation Epic Fury against Iran ‘ahead of schedule’
US President Donald Trump said that the US’s Operation Epic Fury against Iran is “moving along very well – ahead of schedule,” during a phone call with CNBC’s Joe Kernen on Sunday.”It’s a very violent regime, one of the most violent regimes in…
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Iranian diaspora shares thoughts on US, Israeli strikes
As the United States and Israel launched a major military offensive against Iran that resulted in the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, members of the Iranian diaspora in Europe and the Middle East told The Jerusalem Post on Sunday they were…
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Tel Aviv residents say ready to withstand more Iranian attacks
Shattered glass lay strewn across the streets of a residential area of Tel Aviv on Sunday, the day after an Iranian missile strike left one woman dead, but residents insisted they could withstand further attacks.
The US and Israel launched a wave…
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Iranians demand retribution for Khamenei’s death
Tehran square is crowded with people: after the news of the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei took to the streets demanding a tough response to the actions of Israel and the United States.
Iran’s…
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IDF strikes headquarters used against Iran protesters
The IDF on Sunday afternoon announced that it had hit dozens of Iran regime headquarters used to oppress protesters in a potentially game-changing move designed to try to help demonstrators overcome the regime.Two major headquarters which were…
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