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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who oversaw decades of repressive rule and resistance to the United States, was killed after the U.S. and Israel attacked the Islamist regime, according to President Donald Trump, a move that plunges the country’s future into uncertainty. “Khamenei, one of the most evil people in History, is dead,” Trump […]

Iran, thus, became the latest country after Syria and Venezuela to feel firsthand what partnership with Russia does, and doesn’t, mean. Since launching its full-scale war in Ukraine four years ago, the Kremlin has flexed its rhetorical muscle as the flag bearer of a so-called multipolar world. But, at decisive moments, its response on the ground […]

At the national level, however, Europe’s message was less unified. In a joint statement, France, Germany and the United Kingdom stressed they “did not participate in these strikes” by the U.S. and Israel, while condemning Iranian counterattacks and urging Tehran to seek to a “negotiated solution.” British Prime Minister Keir Starmer emulated that balancing act, […]

Satellite images captured after Saturday’s US and Israeli strikes on Tehran show that the residence of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, sustained severe damage. The photos, which show several collapsed buildings inside a compound in Tehran known to be one of Khamenei’s main residences, were provided to Business Insider by Airbus. It’s unclear if […]

Germany also said it had been informed in advance. Not so much Paris, however. French President Emmanuel Macron said the U.S. and Israel didn’t “inform or involve” France in the strikes. While several European governments emphasized restraint and de-escalation on Saturday, Sikorski adopted a sharply critical tone toward Tehran. Iran, he said, is “a country […]

The U.S. and Israel are so far going it alone in their military campaign against Iran, in a notable absence of the allies who participated in previous regional conflicts with air defenses and strikes. Several world leaders have voiced support for punishing the brutality of Iran’s Islamist regime. But none offered military support in the […]

Mit den koordinierten Militäroperationen „Epische Wut“ und „Brüllender Löwe“ haben die USA und Israel massive Angriffe auf die politische und militärische Führungsriege des Iran gestartet. US-Präsident Donald Trump zielt dabei offen auf einen von außen unterstützten Regimewechsel von innen ab. Die Region steht vor einem beispiellosen Kriegsszenario, das die ohnehin angespannte Lage seit dem 7. […]

Once again, the United States is on the precipice of war with Iran. But this time might be different. In the eight months since the Trump administration bombed Iranian nuclear sites, the world has changed, and President Donald Trump seems emboldened. He faced little blowback after his previous attack on Iran, and he’s riding high […]

A U.S. official told POLITICO that air defenses intercepted Iranian missiles aimed at American bases including Al Udeied in Qatar, the U.S. 5th Fleet in Bahrain, Ali Salem in Kuwait and Al Dhafra in the United Arab Emirates. Qatar and the United Arab Emirates said that they intercepted Iranian missiles. The UAE saw one casualty from fallen debris, […]

Some of President Donald Trump’s Capitol Hill critics were quick to condemn his administration’s military action against Iran early Saturday, criticizing what they described as an unjustified act of war that hadn’t been approved by Congress. Shortly after reports of the attack against Tehran emerged in the predawn hours, frequent Trump-basher Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) characterized […]