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In a statement posted to social media, the Israel Defense Forces says it is now striking “targets” of the Iranian “regime in the heart of Tehran”. Iran has launched a new wave of missile and drone attacks aimed at Israel and several Gulf cities, after pledging retaliation for the killing

On Saturday, Donald Trump seemed to connect the large‑scale strike he ordered on Iran with his ongoing assertions that he lost the 2020 election to former President Joe Biden, posting on social media about accusations that Tehran interfered in U.S. presidential elections. “Iran tried to interfere in 2020,

Belgium has taken control of an oil tanker thought to belong to the “shadow fleet” that Russia employs to bypass Western sanctions linked to the war in Ukraine. Special‑operations troops, supported by French helicopters, boarded the vessel in a covert raid on the North Sea on Saturday night, defence

Clusters of celebration and mourning have erupted across Iran following the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, marking an unprecedented public reaction to the conclusion of nearly four decades of his rule. In Tehran’s squares, crowds assembled to lament the leader, chanting and brandishing placards bearing his likeness.

Allies of the Trump administration reiterated on Sunday the White House’s justification for the Israel‑U.S. strikes on Iran, while Democrats condemned the action as a “war of choice” that should have been cleared by Congress. During Sunday’s television programs, Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton, a member of

Two visions of Iran appear side by side. After dark, a segment of the population dances, celebrates and weeps with relief at the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, hoping it will bring an end to clerical rule and Western isolation. By daylight, mournful crowds fill the squares of Tehran and