The killing of the supreme leader will be a huge jolt to the Islamic Republic, which will try hard to show it has a plan in place.
Category: 3. Middle East
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Lyse Doucet: This is an extraordinary moment Iran has been preparing for
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Israel, US launched strikes as Iranian leader met with inner circle, sources say
By Jonathan Landay, Phil Stewart, Gram Slattery and Parisa Hafezi
WASHINGTON/DUBAI, March 1 (Reuters) – Israel and the U.S. timed their attack on Iran on Saturday to coincide with a meeting the country’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, was holding…
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Woman killed, medics say 25 wounded in direct Iranian missile hit in Tel Aviv
25 people were said to have reached the Ichilov hospital in Tel Aviv sustaining wounds ranging from light to serious, after police say an Iranian missile directly hit two buildings in Tel Aviv. Extensive damage was caused to buildings and…
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Daughter and grandchild of Iran’s Khamenei killed in US-Israeli strikes, state media says
DUBAI, March 1 (Reuters) – Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s daughter, grandchild, daughter-in-law and son-in-law were killed in U.S.-Israeli strikes, Iranian state media reported on Sunday.
(Reporting by Elwely Elwelly; Editing by…
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Dubai airport, iconic Burj Al Arab hotel damaged in Iranian missile strikes
DUBAI, March 1 (Reuters) – Dubai’s international airport and its landmark Burj Al Arab hotel sustained damage as overnight Iranian retaliatory attacks spread across the Gulf states and the wider Middle East, reaching beyond U.S. bases and…
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Dubai, Abu Dhabi international airports hit in Iranian attacks
Four were wounded in Dubai and one killed in Abu Dhabi as Iranian barrages target Arab Gulf states aviation gateways in retaliation to U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran earlier Saturday
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Iranian VP takes over, Pezeshkian’s status unknown
Iranian Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref informed officials of plans to have him take charge of the nation during wartime, according to a report from the Iranian Students’ News Agency (ISNA) published on social media late Saturday night. There…
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UN chief deeply regrets Iran peace talks failed
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on the Iran conflict on Saturday that he deeply regretted that an opportunity for diplomacy had been “squandered.”He also told the 15-member body he was…
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White House releases photos of Trump, Vance during Iran ops
The White House on Saturday released a photo of US President Donald Trump and a handful of his top advisors monitoring the progress of joint US-Israeli air strikes on Iran.
Trump has announced that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in the attacks,…
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Iran says US and Israel strikes hit school killing 108
There is no confirmation by the US or Israel of the strike on the school located near elite military troops.
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